Evershed Surname

420,074th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 826 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Evershed Surname Definition:

(English) 1 Dweller at Efer’s (or the Boar’s) Head(land [v. Ever, and + Old English heáfod, a head, high ground] 2 a corruption form of Eversholt, q.v.

Evershed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3411:163,39615,207
Canada1721:214,21920,702
Australia1351:199,96819,617
United States1221:2,970,975173,956
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Wales101:309,45316,869
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
France11:66,422,722504,397
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3451:70,6537,895
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Evershed Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) 1 Dweller at Efer’s (or the Boar’s) Head(land [v. Ever, and + Old English heáfod, a head, high ground] 2 a corruption form of Eversholt, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably from Eversholt, a parish in Bedfordshire, or from Evershot, a parish in Dorsetshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Evershot; a location name in Dorset (?).

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

Evershed: The family of Eyershed, with those of Eldeidge and Hobden (of Hailsham) had representatives in the county a century ago.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Evershed Last Name Facts

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

Evershed has its highest incidence in England. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Evershed? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 420,074th most commonly occurring last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 8,822,695 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Evershed reside; 43 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname Evershed is most numerous in England, where it is held by 341 people, or 1 in 163,396. In England Evershed is most common in: Greater London, where 18 percent live, Hampshire, where 11 percent live and East Sussex, where 8 percent live. Barring England this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 16 percent live.

Evershed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Evershed has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Evershed last name contracted 1 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 436 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Evershed Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Evershed surname are 18.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.22% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Evershed earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 67.39% more than the national average, earning R 397,776 per year; in United States they earn 8.7% more than the national average, earning $46,903 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.63% more than the national average, earning $68,877 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Evershead940/
Evershe930/
Everse86312/
Everset808/
Geverse801/
Eversey801/
Iversed800/
Everseh800/
Eversett7513/
Everseey751/
Heversha750/
Overseed750/
Ewerse7167/
Iverse713/
Everce713/
Evierrsce711/
Oeverseth711/
Eversa711/
Oversheet711/
Eversy710/
Heiberscheid701/
Ebersey6750/
Eyberse6735/
Everdge676/
Iversha672/
Iversey671/
Avarsed671/
Averset671/
Euversy671/
Heiberscheidt671/
Evearge671/
Heversy671/
Iverser671/
Overset670/

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