Evans (surname)

Evans
Family name
Meaning "Son of Evan"
Region of origin Wales

Evans is a family name of Welsh, and possibly Cornish,[1][2] origin. Within Wales it is the fifth most common surname and is the tenth most common in England.[3] Within the United States, it is ranked as the 48th-most common surname.[4]

Origin

Evans is of Welsh origin. In its anglicised form the name means "son of Evan". Regarding its Welsh roots, it is a derivative of the name Ifan, a cognate of John.[5] In the Welsh language, the f produces the v sound; Ifan (Ivan) became Evan.

In the Welsh language the patronymic "ab Evan" resulted in the anglicized surname "Bevan", which is also common in Wales.

Notable persons named Evans

References

  1. ↑ George Pawley White. A handbook of Cornish surnames
  2. ↑ "Cornish surnames E". Freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2013-07-15.
  3. ↑ "Campbell Surname Meaning and Distribution". forebears.co.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2014
  4. ↑ http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/dist.all.last
  5. ↑ Kimberly Powell. "Evans Surname Meaning and Origin". About.com Parenting.
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