How common is the surname Bevans?

1,870 people in the United States had the surname Bevans in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,105 Americans. It ranked 15,625th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bevans?

Clem Bevans, American actor (1879-1963).

Where is the surname Bevans most common?

Wikidata records people named Bevans in the United States.

Is the surname Bevans getting more or less common?

More common. 1,790 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,870 in 2010, up 4.5%.

The surname Bevans

A Welsh surname, carried by 1,870 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex B152

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bevans is more common than 90.4% of them.

Origin

Welsh origin

A surname from Welsh, variant of Bevan.

One of 60 Welsh surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,870 people named Bevans in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 165,105 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,790.

#15,625

rank among US surnames

1,870

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #15,117)

Who is named Bevans

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

76% of people named Bevans identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Black (not Hispanic) 17%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.3%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bevanss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Clem Bevans
American actor (1879-1963)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bevans

Bevans has the Soundex code B152, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B152.

Other Welsh surnames

All 60 Welsh surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Bevans come from?: Bevans is Welsh in origin.
How common is the surname Bevans?: 1,870 people in the United States had the surname Bevans in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 165,105 Americans. It ranked 15,625th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bevans?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Bevans identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bevans?: Clem Bevans, American actor (1879-1963).
Where is the surname Bevans most common?: Wikidata records people named Bevans in the United States.
Is the surname Bevans getting more or less common?: More common. 1,790 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,870 in 2010, up 4.5%.