The Evenson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 6,088 people carried this name — #5,694 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 48,500 people counted. That is down 2% from 6,186 in 2000.

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In print

Evenson in American newspapers,
1910–1919.

Newspaper page from The Miller Press carrying the name Evenson
The Miller Press 1919-09-18
Newspaper page from The Brookings Register carrying the name Evenson
The Brookings Register 1910-05-12
Newspaper page from Saturday News carrying the name Evenson
Saturday News 1915-08-26

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 13,838 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Evenson in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1970s.

411 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Evenson. The most, 107, date from the 1930s. Western Australia 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 the Australian Capital Territory, at 7.2 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

Western Australia 117
New South Wales 107
Victoria 66
Queensland 48
ACT (Canberra) 38
South Australia 27
Tasmania 7

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

Who carried it

People named Evenson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Tom Evenson
    Tom Evenson 1910–1997 · athletics competitor
  • Tom Evenson
    Tom Evenson 1910–1997 · athletics competitor
  • Christof Evenson 1823– · politician
  • Even Evenson 1844–1911 · politician
  • Harry Evenson 1887– · politician
  • Clarence I. Evenson 1890–1981 · politician

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Evenson,
in the records of 4 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 States453 records

453 records of the Evenson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 148
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 108
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 74
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 58
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 56
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 2
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • Ramsey County (Minnesota) Memorial Hall, war dead 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Earl D. Evenson

    Born 1922 in Minnesota. Enlisted 1943 at Tacoma, Washington; plumber. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1995, buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    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 Hulda Evenson

    Arrived at New York in 1880 aboard the Hohenstaufen from Bremen and Christiana, aged 4; farmer. From Norway; bound for Chicago.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Eddie Lee Evenson

    Born 1947; from Thief River Falls, Minnesota. U.S. Army, infantryman; died of wounds 1969 in South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)

Showing 3 of 453 records for Evenson in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · 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, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Ramsey County, Minnesota (public domain). 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); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain).

Canada11 records

11 records of the Evenson name in Canada
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 6
  • City of Calgary cemetery records 2
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 2
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Olaf Melvin Evenson

    Died 1998, aged 85; buried at St. Vital Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Joseph Melvin Evenson

    Buried in 1974 at Queen's Park Cemetery, Calgary, Alberta, aged 48.

    City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
  3. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Roy Evenson

    Buried in 1987 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.

Showing 3 of 11 records for Evenson in Canada.

Counts: City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Calgary. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

Australia9 records

9 records of the Evenson name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 6
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Christopher Evenson

    Left Hobart in 1822 aboard the Lord Hungerford, bound for Port Jackson, as a seaman.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Inga M. Evenson

    Of the United States; died 1932.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wil Evenson

    Sailed from Victoria in 1858 aboard the Prince Arthur, bound for Keppel Bay, aged 31.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Evenson in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

United Kingdom1 record

1 record of the Evenson 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 B. Evenson

    King's (Liverpool Regiment). Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1917.

    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).

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