Bevan Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Bevan Name Meaning: Welsh patronomic of Ifan or Evan, equivalent of John.

The surname Bevan would originally have been ab-Bevan the Welsh prefix 'ab' means 'son of'

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bevan Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Bevan family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,463
Coal Miner 238
Agricultural Labourer 94
Domestic Servant 79
General Labourer 73
Dress Maker 71
General Servant 57
Labourer 47
Farmers Son 37
Carpenter 35
General Servant Domestic 30
Laundress 30
Farm Servant Indoor 30
Annuitant 29
House Keeper 27
Farmer's Son 27
Farm Labourer 25
Mason 23
Farmers Wife 23
Blacksmith 22
Farmers Daughter 21
Coal Miners Wife 21
Collier 19
Farmer 17
Charwoman 16

Bevan Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Bevan 100% 49,714
2 Beavan 83% 8,471
3 Beaven 67% 5,991
4 Beven 80% 2,664
5 Bavin 60% 2,596
6 Bevin 80% 1,310
7 Beavon 67% 921
8 Boven 60% 651
9 Beavin 67% 618
10 Bevon 80% 561
11 Baven 60% 433
12 Bovan 80% 277
13 Bavan 80% 186
14 Bevean 83% 170
15 Bivan 80% 149
16 Biven 60% 140

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The surname Bevan is the most popular version of all its varients

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