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

Everheart, 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 Everheart surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Everheart in America

Everheart is the 51176th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Everheart surname appeared 407 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 Everheart.

We can also compare 2010 data for Everheart 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 Everheart

The surname "EVERHEART" originated in England during the late medieval period, likely around the 13th or 14th century. It is believed to have derived from a combination of the Old English words "efre" meaning "ever" and "heort" meaning "heart," suggesting a person with an unwavering or steadfast heart.

One of the earliest known records of the name appears in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire in 1327, where a William Everheart is listed as a taxpayer. This suggests the name was already established in that region by the early 14th century.

Another early reference can be found in the Feet of Fines for Oxfordshire in 1429, which mentions a John Everheart who was party to a land transaction. This indicates the name's presence in different parts of England during the 15th century.

The earliest known bearer of the name was Sir Robert Everheart, a knight who fought in the Hundred Years' War under King Edward III. He was born around 1320 and is mentioned in chronicles of the Battle of Crécy in 1346.

During the Tudor period, the name appears in various records, including the wills of Thomas Everheart (d. 1567) from Gloucestershire and Margery Everheart (d. 1583) from Suffolk.

In the 17th century, a notable figure was Captain John Everheart (1635-1698), an English naval officer who fought in the Anglo-Dutch Wars and later served as a merchant captain trading with the Americas.

Another prominent bearer of the name was Sir William Everheart (1678-1744), a member of Parliament for Wiltshire and a landowner who played a role in the Jacobite risings of the early 18th century.

During the Victorian era, one of the most influential individuals with this surname was Sir Arthur Everheart (1823-1897), a renowned explorer and naturalist who led several expeditions to Africa and wrote extensively about the flora and fauna of the continent.

Lastly, a more recent figure of note was Alice Everheart (1876-1964), a pioneering female architect who designed several notable buildings in London and was one of the first women to be elected as a Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Everheart

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

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

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