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

Eveland, 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 Eveland surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Eveland in America

Eveland is the 11288th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Eveland surname appeared 2,799 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 Eveland.

We can also compare 2010 data for Eveland 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 Eveland

The surname Eveland is believed to have originated in Germany during the medieval period. It is derived from the Old German words "eben" meaning "even" or "level" and "land" meaning "land" or "region." This suggests that the name may have been given to someone who lived in a flat or level area of land.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Eveland surname can be found in the historical records of the town of Rostock, Germany, dating back to the 13th century. These records mention a certain Henricus Eveland, who was a merchant and landowner in the region.

Throughout the Middle Ages, the Eveland name appeared in various documents and manuscripts across different parts of Germany. For instance, in the 14th century, a monastery in the town of Weimar had a monk named Brother Eveland, who was renowned for his calligraphy skills.

As the Eveland family spread across Europe, different variations of the name emerged, such as Efelandt, Evelandt, and Evelant. In the 16th century, a notable figure with this surname was Hans Eveland, a German artist and engraver who was born in Nuremberg in 1536 and died in 1612.

Another significant individual with the Eveland name was Johann Eveland, a German composer and organist who lived from 1622 to 1678. He was known for his work in the court of the Duke of Saxe-Weimar and his contributions to the development of the Protestant church music tradition.

In the 18th century, the Eveland surname appeared in the records of the town of Saarbrücken, where a family with this name owned a successful brewery. One of the members of this family, Wilhelm Eveland (1745-1819), was a respected local politician and magistrate.

As time passed, the Eveland name spread to other parts of Europe and eventually to the Americas, where it was sometimes anglicized to spellings like Evelyn or Evelyn. Despite the variations, the name's German origins and connection to the concept of level or even land remained a consistent theme throughout its history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Eveland

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

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 Eveland 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 Eveland 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 Eveland was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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