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    The surnameEvans

    A Welsh patronymic surname, the 53rd most common in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɛvənz/ 2 syllables Soundex E152 Also a first name

    Evans: #53 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Evans #53, 355,593 people Evans: #53 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#1,000Archer Evans #53, 355,593 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Evans is more common than 99.9% of them.

    Origin

    Welsh origin

    A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic] common in Wales, derived from the given name Evan (or Ifan in Welsh).

    Evans is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    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 355,593 people named Evans in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 868 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 342,237.

    #53
    rank among US surnames
    355,593
    people in 2010
    121
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.9%
    change since 2000 (was #48)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #44Baker419,586736
    #45Hall407,076758
    #46Rivera391,114789
    #47Campbell386,157800
    #48Mitchell384,486803
    #49Carter376,966819
    #50Roberts376,774819

    Who is named Evans

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

    68% of people named Evans identified as white (not Hispanic), 26% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 68%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 26%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 2.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Evanss

    147 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Chris Evans
      American actor (born 1981)
    • Arthur Evans
      British archaeologist and scholar (1851–1941)
    • Bill Evans
      American jazz pianist (1929–1980)
    • Edith Evans
      British actress (1888–1976)
    • Cadel Evans
      Australian road bicycle racer, born 1977
    • Indiana Evans
      Australian actress and singer, born 1990
    • Linda Evans
      American actress, born 1942
    • Walker Evans
      American photographer and photojournalist (1903-1975)
    • Faith Evans
      American singer (born 1973)
    • Janet Evans
      American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world champion, former world record-holder, born 1971
    • Josh Ryan Evans
      American actor (1982-2002)
    • Gil Evans
      American composer, arranger, bandleader, and pianist (1912–1988)

    Notable Evanss come mostly from the United States (108), Australia (16) and the United Kingdom (12).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    • Avans

    Surnames that sound like Evans

    Evans has the Soundex code E152, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E152.

    Other Welsh surnames

    All 60 Welsh surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Evans come from?
    Evans is Welsh in origin.
    How common is the surname Evans?
    355,593 people in the United States had the surname Evans in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 868 Americans. It ranked 53rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Evans?
    In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Evans identified as white (not Hispanic), and 26% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Evans?
    Chris Evans, American actor (born 1981), followed by Arthur Evans.