Find out how popular the last name Bevins is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Bevins.

Bevins, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Bevins surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Bevins in America

Bevins is the 7682nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Bevins surname appeared 4,322 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Bevins.

We can also compare 2010 data for Bevins to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Bevins

The surname Bevins is of English origin, emerging in the late medieval period. It is derived from the Old French personal name "Bevin" or "Bevyn", a diminutive form of the name "Beves" or "Bevis". This name is thought to have originated from the Old German name "Bavo", which means "brave" or "valiant".

The Bevins surname is believed to have first appeared in records during the 13th century in various counties across England, including Gloucestershire, Somerset, and Devon. It is likely that the name was brought to England by Norman settlers after the Norman Conquest in 1066.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Bevins surname can be found in the Hundred Rolls of Berkshire from 1273, which mentions a person named "Walter Bevyn". The Bevins name also appears in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire from 1327, where a "John Bevyn" is listed.

In the 15th century, the surname was sometimes spelled as "Bevans", as evidenced by a record from 1469 mentioning a "John Bevans" from Gloucestershire. This alternative spelling may have been influenced by the place name "Bevan" or "Bevan's Hill" in Gloucestershire.

Notable individuals with the Bevins surname throughout history include:

1. Richard Bevins (c.1550-1628), an English Puritan minister and author known for his work "A Treatise on the Lord's Supper".

2. John Bevins (1588-1647), an English clergyman and author of the book "De Vitae Aeternae Termino" (On the End of Eternal Life).

3. William Bevins (1639-1696), an English Quaker writer and activist who was imprisoned for his religious beliefs.

4. Ephraim Bevins (1672-1738), an English Quaker minister and author of several religious works.

5. Thomas Bevins (1701-1773), an English surveyor and cartographer who produced maps of various counties in England.

While the Bevins surname has origins in England, it has since spread to other parts of the world, particularly through British emigration and colonization.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Bevins

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Bevins.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Bevins was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Bevins has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Bevins was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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