How common is the surname Everson?

7,694 people in the United States had the surname Everson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,128 Americans. It ranked 4,611th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Everson?

Michael Everson, American Irish linguist, typesetter and font designer, publisher, followed by Cory Everson.

Where is the surname Everson most common?

Wikidata records people named Everson in Ireland and the United States.

Is the surname Everson getting more or less common?

More common. 7,422 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,694 in 2010, up 3.7%.

The surname Everson

A surname, carried by 7,694 people in the United States.

3 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). Everson is more common than 97.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,694 people named Everson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 40,128 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,422.

#4,611

rank among US surnames

7,694

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

+3.7%

change since 2000 (was #4,421)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,602	Kehoe	7,708	40,055
#4,603	Sayers	7,705	40,071
#4,604	Romine	7,704	40,076
#4,605	Getz	7,703	40,081
#4,606	Abrego	7,702	40,086
#4,609	Whyte	7,701	40,092
#4,610	Ovalle	7,698	40,107

Who is named Everson

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

80% of people named Everson identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Eversons

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Everson
American Irish linguist, typesetter and font designer, publisher, born 1963
Cory Everson
American bodybuilder, born 1958

Notable Eversons come mostly from Ireland (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Everson

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

Questions

How common is the surname Everson?: 7,694 people in the United States had the surname Everson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,128 Americans. It ranked 4,611th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Everson?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Everson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Everson?: Michael Everson, American Irish linguist, typesetter and font designer, publisher, followed by Cory Everson.
Where is the surname Everson most common?: Wikidata records people named Everson in Ireland and the United States.
Is the surname Everson getting more or less common?: More common. 7,422 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,694 in 2010, up 3.7%.