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
Living On Own Means 113
Farmer 98
Coal Miner Hewer 94
General Servant Domestic 83
General Labourer 82
Coal Hewer 79
Dress Maker 63
Domestic Servant 48
Scholar 46
Cook Domestic 31
Coal Miner 31
Coal Miner C Hewer 31
Dressmaker 30
Carpenter 28
Housemaid Domestic 23
Charwoman 21
Agricultural Labourer 21
Coal C Hewer 21
At School 19
Dock Labourer 18
Coal Miner Chewer 18
Laundress Wash 18
House Keeper Domestic 16
School Teacher 16
Servant Domestic 15

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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