How common is the surname Evers?

9,300 people in the United States had the surname Evers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,198 Americans. It ranked 3,809th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Evers?

Jason Evers, American actor (1922-2005), followed by Myrlie Evers-Williams.

Where is the surname Evers most common?

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

Is the surname Evers getting more or less common?

More common. 9,289 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,300 in 2010, up 0.1%.

The surname Evers

A Dutch surname, carried by 9,300 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex E162

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Evers is more common than 97.7% of them.

Origin

Dutch origin

Borrowed from Dutch Evers.

One of 167 Dutch surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,300 people named Evers in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,198 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 9,289.

#3,809

rank among US surnames

9,300

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+0.1%

change since 2000 (was #3,517)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,800	Palomino	9,313	33,152
#3,801	McWhorter	9,312	33,156
#3,802	Harry	9,311	33,159
#3,804	Jurado	9,309	33,166
#3,805	Lumpkin	9,307	33,173
#3,806	Kohl	9,303	33,188
#3,807	Toscano	9,301	33,195

Who is named Evers

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

92% of people named Evers identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Black (not Hispanic) 3.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Everss

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jason Evers
American actor (1922-2005)
Myrlie Evers-Williams
American civil rights activist, born 1933
Johnny Evers
American baseball player and coach (1881-1947)
Alfonso Delgado Evers
Argentinian priest, born 1942
Charles Evers
American civil rights activist, 1922–2020
Dianne Evers
Australian tennis player, born 1956

Notable Everss come mostly from the United States (4), Argentina (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Evers

Evers has the Soundex code E162, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code E162.

Other Dutch surnames

All 167 Dutch surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Evers come from?: Borrowed from Dutch Evers.
How common is the surname Evers?: 9,300 people in the United States had the surname Evers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,198 Americans. It ranked 3,809th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Evers?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Evers identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Evers?: Jason Evers, American actor (1922-2005), followed by Myrlie Evers-Williams.
Where is the surname Evers most common?: Wikidata records people named Evers in the United States, Argentina and Australia.
Is the surname Evers getting more or less common?: More common. 9,289 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,300 in 2010, up 0.1%.