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

Evensen, 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 Evensen surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Evensen in America

Evensen is the 23920th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Evensen surname appeared 1,055 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Evensen.

We can also compare 2010 data for Evensen 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 Evensen

The surname Evensen originated in Norway during the medieval period. It is a patronymic name, meaning it was derived from a father's given name. Specifically, Evensen is believed to have come from the Old Norse personal name Eyvindr or Ǫgmundr, which were both common names in Norway during the Viking Age.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Evensen name can be found in the Diplomatarium Norvegicum, a collection of medieval Norwegian diplomas and documents. In this collection, a man named Erlingr Evensen is mentioned in a document dated to around 1350 CE.

The name Evensen is thought to have originated in the western regions of Norway, particularly in the areas around Stavanger and Rogaland. This is where many of the earliest records of individuals bearing the Evensen surname can be found.

In the 16th century, a man named Hans Evensen was a prominent merchant and ship owner in the city of Bergen. He played a significant role in the city's thriving trade with other parts of Europe and is mentioned in several historical records from that time period.

During the 17th century, the Evensen name appears in various church records and land registries throughout Norway. One notable individual from this time was Nils Evensen, a farmer and landowner in the region of Trøndelag, who was born in 1628 and died in 1702.

In the 19th century, several individuals with the Evensen surname achieved recognition in various fields. One such person was Peder Evensen, a Norwegian painter and illustrator who was born in 1839 and died in 1914. Another was Olaus Evensen, a Lutheran minister and theologian who lived from 1828 to 1903.

As the centuries passed, the Evensen name spread beyond Norway to other parts of the world, particularly to countries with significant Norwegian immigration, such as the United States and Canada.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Evensen

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

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

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