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'
Discover how your Bevan ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 12 |
| Berkshire | 20 |
| Cambridgeshire | 11 |
| Channel Islands | 6 |
| Cheshire | 73 |
| Cornwall | 26 |
| Cumberland | 17 |
| Derbyshire | 19 |
| Devon | 111 |
| Dorset | 4 |
| Durham | 40 |
| Essex | 68 |
| Gloucestershire | 264 |
| Hampshire | 49 |
| Herefordshire | 154 |
| Hertfordshire | 14 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 3 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 198 |
| Lancashire | 336 |
| Leicestershire | 34 |
| Lincolnshire | 16 |
| London | 512 |
| Middlesex | 68 |
| Northumberland | 22 |
| Norfolk | 4 |
| Northamptonshire | 7 |
| Nottinghamshire | 9 |
| Oxfordshire | 3 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 3 |
| Shropshire | 151 |
| Suffolk | 19 |
| Somerset | 144 |
| Surrey | 45 |
| Sussex | 27 |
| Staffordshire | 167 |
| Warwickshire | 140 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 19 |
| Worcestershire | 120 |
| Yorkshire | 74 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 113 |
| Cardiganshire | 18 |
| Carnarvonshire | 8 |
| Carmarthenshire | 221 |
| Denbighshire | 21 |
| Flintshire | 36 |
| Glamorgan | 1,734 |
| Merionethshire | 7 |
| Montgomeryshire | 81 |
| Monmouthshire | 526 |
| Pembrokeshire | 70 |
| Radnorshire | 21 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 1,005 |
| Coal Miner | 236 |
| General Labourer | 83 |
| Farmer | 69 |
| Domestic Servant | 61 |
| Dress Maker | 57 |
| Living On Own Means | 48 |
| Labourer | 42 |
| General Servant Domestic | 37 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 36 |
| Carpenter | 36 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 35 |
| General Servant | 31 |
| Gardener | 22 |
| Laundress | 22 |
| Farm Servant | 22 |
| Blacksmith | 21 |
| Farm Labourer | 21 |
| Farmers Son | 19 |
| Grocer | 18 |
| House Keeper | 17 |
| Errand Boy | 16 |
| Joiner | 16 |
| General Domestic Servant | 16 |
| Mason | 15 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Bevan | 3,762 |
| Mary Bevan | 3,611 |
| John Bevan | 3,152 |
| Elizabeth Bevan | 2,372 |
| Thomas Bevan | 2,323 |
| Sarah Bevan | 1,490 |
| James Bevan | 1,315 |
| Ann Bevan | 1,302 |
| George Bevan | 1,268 |
| Margaret Bevan | 1,157 |
| David Bevan | 1,037 |
| Jane Bevan | 1,028 |
| Richard Bevan | 724 |
| Henry Bevan | 709 |
| Edward Bevan | 679 |
| Charles Bevan | 616 |
| Eliza Bevan | 608 |
| Annie Bevan | 584 |
| Catherine Bevan | 480 |
| Hannah Bevan | 479 |
| Joseph Bevan | 469 |
| Emma Bevan | 445 |
| Martha Bevan | 445 |
| Evan Bevan | 436 |
| Alice Bevan | 429 |
| 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 |
The surname Bevan is the most popular version of all its varients