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    The surname Everard

    A patronymic surname, carried by 665 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex E166 Also a first name

    Everard: #34,149 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Everard #34,149, 665 people Everard: #34,149 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Everard #34,149, 665 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Everard is more common than 79% of them.

    Origin

    From Old English Eofurheard, Eoferard, from Proto-West Germanic *Eburahardu, from *ebur (“wild boar”) + *hardu (“hard, brave”). Reinforced by cognate names from Anglo-Norman and Middle Dutch. Doublet of Everett.

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

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 665 people named Everard in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 464,279 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 654.

    #34,149
    rank among US surnames
    665
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.7%
    change since 2000 (was #33,020)

    Who is named Everard

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

    95% of people named Everard identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.5%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Everards

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Henry Everard
      Acting President of Rhodesia (1897-1980)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Everard

    Everard has the Soundex code E166, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E166.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Everard come from?
    From Old English Eofurheard, Eoferard, from Proto-West Germanic *Eburahardu, from *ebur (“wild boar”) + *hardu (“hard, brave”). Reinforced by cognate names from Anglo-Norman and Middle Dutch. Doublet of Everett.
    How common is the surname Everard?
    665 people in the United States had the surname Everard in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 464,279 Americans. It ranked 34,149th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Everard?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Everard identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Everard?
    Henry Everard, Acting President of Rhodesia (1897-1980).
    Where is the surname Everard most common?
    Wikidata records people named Everard in Rhodesia.
    What type of surname is Everard?
    Everard is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Everard getting more or less common?
    More common. 654 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 665 in 2010, up 1.7%.
    What are other spellings of Everard?
    Euerarde and Everett.
    Is Everard also a first name?
    Yes. Everard is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.