Evan surname: U.S. census count, rank and records | FamilyCrests

The Evan surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,021 people carried this name — #14,706 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 144,900 people counted. That is up 1% from 2,000 in 2000.

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In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 87 people named Evan.

2 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 10 départements, most often La Réunion.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they were born

Born outside France 2
La Réunion 67
Oise 5
Seine-Maritime 4
Paris 3
Val-d’Oise 1
Val-de-Marne 1
Tarn-et-Garonne 1
Yvelines 1

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

In print

Evan in American newspapers,
1838–1903.

Newspaper page from Water Valley Progress carrying the name Evan
Water Valley Progress 1903-09-12
Newspaper page from The New Hampshire Gazette carrying the name Evan
The New Hampshire Gazette 1838-11-13
Newspaper page from The Southern Sentinel carrying the name Evan
The Southern Sentinel 1903-09-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 319,040 pages in all carry the name.

Who carried it

People named Evan,
with a public archive behind them.

  • C. W. Evan
    C. W. Evan d. 1876
  • Edward Evan 1716–1798 · poet
  • Lewis Evan 1720–1792 · preacher
  • James Evan 1814–1842 · writer
  • Seán Evan 1948– · Gaelic football player
  • Eitan Evan 1948–2023 · film producer

Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Evan is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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