Everard Surname

104,248th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,504 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Everard Surname Definition:

(English and Anglo-French-Teut.) the Anglo-Saxon Eferhard, Eoforh(e)ard; O.Ger. Ebarhart, Eberhard, Everhard (whence the French Evrard), &c. = Boar-Brave [Old English efer, eofor = Old Saxon *efer = O.H.Ger. ebar, ebur (mod. eber), a (wild) boar + Teutonic hard, hart, hard, strong, brave] Alan Everard.

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Everard Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4441:38,5865,017
United States9071:399,62434,977
Australia5611:48,1216,016
France3631:182,98328,479
Ireland3201:14,7151,681
Belgium2021:56,9149,215
Canada1961:187,98818,553
New Zealand1031:43,9647,284
Netherlands811:208,48428,519
South Africa781:694,58649,962
Luxembourg721:8,0631,253
Wales311:99,8247,946
Scotland251:214,15311,205
Italy211:2,912,22398,106
Chile121:1,468,04024,959
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Bermuda71:9,3261,286
India71:109,580,769786,157
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Palau11:21,643223
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1321:33,5603,261
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9041:26,9643,683
Scotland61:623,86916,225
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1061:473,76133,810

Everard (2,434) may also be a first name.

Everard Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English and Anglo-French-Teut.) the Anglo-Saxon Eferhard, Eoforh(e)ard; O.Ger. Ebarhart, Eberhard, Everhard (whence the French Evrard), &c. = Boar-Brave [Old English efer, eofor = Old Saxon *efer = O.H.Ger. ebar, ebur (mod. eber), a (wild) boar + Teutonic hard, hart, hard, strong, brave] Alan Everard.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An important Anglo-Norman family settled in Meath and Tipperary. MIF 166. Map Tip

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) Descendant of Everard (boar, strong).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A well-known Teutonic baptismal name. The family were ancient in the county of Essex. In Domesd. Ebrardus: in H.R. Eborard.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Saxon.) The same as Eύδοξος in Greek, that is, well reported, ever honored; or from Eberhardt, ever hard or enduring. Some writers are of opinion that we have Ebers, Everard, Evered, and Everet, from Eber, a boar.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

N. Everard of Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); William Evrard 1198 (Ib.); Richard Everard of England, 1199 (Rotuli Curiae Regis); Richard and William E., c. 1272, in England (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Flemish, from the Dutch, Everard; from the French, Evrard; from the Swedish ,from the Danish, Evert; from the German, Eberhardt; personal name Ebrard, a tenant in chief in the Domesday Book.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Everard Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Everard Come From? nationality or country of origin

Everard (Marathi: एवेरी, Russian: Эверард) is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Everard? popularity and diffusion

The surname Everard is the 104,248th most numerous last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,618,016 people. The surname Everard occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Everard are found; 41 percent are found in Northern Europe and 41 percent are found in British Isles. Everard is also the 150,079th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 2,434 people.

Everard is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 1,444 people, or 1 in 38,586. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 16 percent are found, Essex, where 11 percent are found and Kent, where 8 percent are found. Outside of England this surname is found in 47 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.

Everard Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Everard has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 856 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 242 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 3,100 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 417 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Everard Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Everard last name is chiefly Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Everard last name are 21.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Everard earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 47.08% more than the national average, earning R 349,512 per year; in United States they earn 17.64% more than the national average, earning $50,762 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.89% more than the national average, earning $54,596 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Everard Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Everard in the Marathi language
एवेरीeveri-
Everard in the Russian language
Эверардeverard-

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