# Everest (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/everest/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Norman |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 777 |
| US rank (2010) | 30,165 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 397,356 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.1% (761 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛvəɹəst/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Mountain named after Sir George Everest. The surname may be from Norman French Devereux, meaning from Évreux.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Everest in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 90% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.6% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 2.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Everest in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.

## People named Everest

- Mary Everest Boole, author of didactic works on mathematics (1832-1916)
- Frank Kendall Everest Jr., American air force officer (1920–2004)
- Barbara Everest, British actress (1890-1968)
- Eleanor Everest Freer, American composer and philanthropist (1864–1942)

## Similar surnames

Evers, Everson, Eversole, Everage, Epperson, Ebersole, Ebright.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.