Where Does The Last Name Evelyn Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Evelyn (Arabic: إفلين, Hindi: र्इवलिन, Marathi: एवे, Oriya: ଏଭଲିନ) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be rendered as: Évelyn or Evelýn. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Evelyn? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 54,869^th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 785,973 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Evelyn live; 30 percent live in North America and 29 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 457^th most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 1,558,331 people.

It is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 2,278 people, or 1 in 159,113. In The United States Evelyn is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 20 percent reside, Florida, where 15 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 94 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 13 percent reside and Nigeria, where 12 percent reside.

Evelyn Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Evelyn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Evelyn surname grew 6,157 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 520 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Evelyn Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Evelyn surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Evelyn surname are 8.97% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.2% registered with the political party.

The amount Evelyn earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 17.7% more than the national average, earning R 279,708 per year; in United States they earn 1.6% more than the national average, earning $43,840 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.9% more than the national average, earning $53,608 CAD per year.