# Everett (surname)

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

A surname originating as a patronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 39,593 |
| US rank (2010) | 876 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 7,798 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.3% (38,702 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɛvəɹɪt/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Dutch Everaert or Everardt (late 16th C.), from Middle Dutch Everarde. Doublet of Everard.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Everett 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) | 69% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 25% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Everett in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Everett

- Rupert Everett, British actor
- Edward Everett, American politician, pastor, educator, diplomat and orator (1794–1865)
- Chad Everett, American actor (1937–2012)
- Daniel Everett, American linguist (born 1951)
- Betty Everett, American recording artist; soul singer and pianist
- Percival Everett, American writer (born 1956)
- Danny Everett, American athletics competitor (born 1966)
- Mark Oliver Everett, American rock musician
- Jace Everett, American Country singer-songwriter
- Douglas Everett, American ice hockey player (1905–1996)
- Alexander Hill Everett, American diplomat and writer (1792–1847)
- Bridget Everett, American singer and comedian

and 8 more on Wikidata.

## Similar surnames

Everette, Everitt, Evert, Everts, Everidge, Ebert, Efird, Eifert, Ebbert, Eppard, Evarts.

## 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.