Evens Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 0
Buckinghamshire 62
Berkshire 0
Cambridgeshire 11
Channel Islands 0
Cheshire 41
Cornwall 41
Cumberland 3
Derbyshire 4
Devon 274
Dorset 12
Durham 14
Essex 42
Gloucestershire 50
Hampshire 36
Herefordshire 6
Hertfordshire 5
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 5
Kent 31
Lancashire 165
Leicestershire 4
Lincolnshire 6
London 196
Middlesex 11
Northumberland 5
Norfolk 29
Northamptonshire 4
Nottinghamshire 5
Oxfordshire 15
Rutland 0
Shropshire 31
Suffolk 23
Somerset 61
Surrey 12
Sussex 22
Staffordshire 31
Warwickshire 32
Westmorland 0
Wiltshire 6
Worcestershire 15
Yorkshire 82

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 1
Cardiganshire 1
Carnarvonshire 7
Carmarthenshire 6
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 7
Glamorgan 9
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 27
Monmouthshire 10
Pembrokeshire 14
Radnorshire 0

Evens Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Evens family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 100
Female Servant 60
Independent 42
Labourer 29
Male Servant 24
Farmer 14
Shoe Maker 10
Dress Maker 9
Coal Miner 9
Collier 8
Independant 8
Tailor 8
Laundress 7
Carpenter 6
Cotton Weaver 5
Artist 4
Sawyer 4
Pauper 4
Apprentice 4
Publican 3
Army 3
Inn Keeper 3
Mariner 3
Milliner 3
Servant 3

Most Frequent Forenames for Evens

Name Census Frequency
Mary Evens 796
William Evens 709
John Evens 696
Elizabeth Evens 534
Thomas Evens 403
Sarah Evens 376
Ann Evens 323
George Evens 321
James Evens 299
Jane Evens 276
Charles Evens 216
Henry Evens 191
Eliza Evens 181
Margaret Evens 167
Edward Evens 163
Joseph Evens 148
Emma Evens 146
Richard Evens 143
Ellen Evens 129
David Evens 128
Hannah Evens 121
Robert Evens 113
Alice Evens 102
Alfred Evens 101
Samuel Evens 100

Evens Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Evans 80% 978,089
2 Evens 100% 10,691
3 Vines 40% 7,193
4 Ovens 80% 4,377
5 Ivens 80% 2,993
6 Venus 60% 2,679
7 Vanes 40% 1,313
8 Evins 80% 1,279
9 Ivins 60% 944
10 Eavans 67% 721
11 Evanes 67% 700
12 Vaines 33% 503
13 Venes 60% 476
14 Avins 60% 448
15 Ivans 60% 426
16 Venis 60% 340
17 Avens 80% 335
18 Vanse 40% 312
19 Eavens 83% 257
20 Avons 60% 239
21 Vans 60% 225
22 Ovans 60% 224
23 Eveans 83% 190
24 Vains 40% 152
25 Evons 80% 149
26 Evnas 60% 138

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The surname Evens is the 2nd most popular variant of Evans.

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