The Bevins surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,322 people carried this name — #7,682 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 68,000 people counted. That is up 2% from 4,229 in 2000.

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In print

Bevins in American newspapers,
1878–1910.

Newspaper page from Scranton Wochenblatt carrying the name Bevins
Scranton Wochenblatt 1910-05-05
Newspaper page from The Silver State carrying the name Bevins
The Silver State 1878-03-11
Newspaper page from The Colfax Chronicle carrying the name Bevins
The Colfax Chronicle 1909-02-27

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 10,499 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Bevins in Australian newspapers,
1880s–1980s.

825 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bevins. The most, 345, date from the 1940s. Victoria has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Tasmania, at 1.9 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Victoria 288
New South Wales 204
Queensland 142
Tasmania 87
South Australia 44
Western Australia 38
ACT (Canberra) 17
Northern Territory 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Bevins.

Who carried it

People named Bevins,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Paul D. Bevins d. 1976 · politician
  • Reginald Bevins 1908–1996 · politician
  • Wesley E. Bevins Jr. 1918–1990 · lawyer

Wikidata (CC0) · 7 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Bevins,
in the records of 6 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States313 records

313 records of the Bevins name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 152
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 50
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 46
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 34
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 19
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 8
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 3
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Vincent W. Bevins

    Born 1918 in New York. Enlisted 1945 at Albany; machine shop worker from Schoharie County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Middleburgh Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Susan Bevins

    Arrived at New York in 1853 aboard the Fidelia from Liverpool, aged 30; servant. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Michael John Bevins

    U.S. Navy veteran. Born 1953, died 2001; buried at Riverside Memorial Park, Spokane, Washington.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 313 records for Bevins in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia13 records

13 records of the Bevins name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 6
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 5
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record Ralph Bevins

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the London, sailing from Portsmouth in 1844. Native of Leicestershire.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Sophia Bevins

    Sailed from Victoria in 1879 aboard the Kent, bound for London, aged 26.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Biographical index John Bevins

    In the Western Australian Biographical Index; born 1824, died 1882.

    State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 13 records for Bevins in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada6 records

6 records of the Bevins name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 3
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 2
  • Halifax municipal cemeteries 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record William H. Bevins

    Buried in 1949 at Mount Hermon Cemetery, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, aged 55.

    Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Joseph Bevins

    Married 1885 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Cecilia Irene Bevins

    Born 1873 in Jeddore, Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Showing 3 of 6 records for Bevins in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · Halifax Regional Municipality. Contains information licenced under the Open Government Licence—Halifax. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

New Zealand3 records

3 records of the Bevins name in New Zealand
  • Christchurch City cemetery records 2
  • Marlborough District cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Ruth Bevins

    Buried in 1969 at Lyttelton Public Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury, aged 53.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Norman Frank Bevins

    Died 1985, aged 66; buried at Fairhall Cemetery, Marlborough.

    Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Robert Bevins

    Died 1887, aged 48; buried at Addington Cemetery, Christchurch, Canterbury.

    Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Christchurch City Council (CC BY 4.0) · Marlborough District Council (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Bevins name in the United Kingdom War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead
  1. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. W. Bevins

    Gloucestershire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record F. Bevins

    Lance Corporal, Leicestershire Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Bevins name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Mechtelt Bevins

    Baptised in 1632 in Utrecht.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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