# Evers (surname)

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

A surname from Dutch, equivalent to English Everetts.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Dutch |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 9,300 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,809 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 33,198 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.1% (9,289 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Evers.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Evers 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) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.1% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 1.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Evers in the United States, Argentina and Australia.

## People named Evers

- Jason Evers, American actor (1922-2005)
- Myrlie Evers-Williams, American civil rights activist
- Johnny Evers, American baseball player and coach (1881-1947)
- Alfonso Delgado Evers, Argentinian priest
- Charles Evers, American civil rights activist
- Dianne Evers, Australian tennis player

## Similar surnames

Everson, Eversole, Everage, Everest, 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.