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

Evert, 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 Evert surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Evert in America

Evert is the 12454th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Evert surname appeared 2,492 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 Evert.

We can also compare 2010 data for Evert 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 Evert

The surname "EVERT" is of Dutch origin and is believed to have originated in the Netherlands during the Middle Ages, around the 13th or 14th century. It is derived from the given name "Everardus" or "Everhard," which itself comes from the Old Germanic words "awo" meaning "law" and "hart" meaning "strong" or "hardy." The name is thought to have been initially used as a descriptive surname, referring to someone who was strong and hardy in upholding the law.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name "EVERT" can be found in the Dutch city of Leiden in the early 15th century. In a document dated 1412, a man named "Evert van Leiden" is mentioned, which suggests that the surname was already in use at that time. The name also appears in various other historic records and manuscripts from the Netherlands during the subsequent centuries.

In the 16th century, a notable figure bearing the surname "EVERT" was Evert Willemsz Kannewasser (c. 1525-1585), a Dutch Golden Age painter and stained glass artist from Delft. Another prominent individual was Evert Pietersen (c. 1560-1635), a Dutch Golden Age painter and engraver from Utrecht.

During the 17th century, the name "EVERT" gained further recognition with the Dutch mathematician and astronomer Evert Jan Boskoop (1650-1713), who made significant contributions to the field of astronomy and helped improve the accuracy of astronomical calculations.

In the 19th century, Evert Marinus Engelsman (1804-1872) was a Dutch politician and statesman who served as the Minister of Finance for the Netherlands from 1856 to 1858. Another notable figure from this period was Evert Gysbert Moll (1870-1934), a Dutch journalist and writer known for his travel literature and novels.

Over the centuries, the surname "EVERT" has also been associated with various place names and locations in the Netherlands, such as Evertshoek, Evertsekamp, and Evertsekoog, further solidifying its Dutch origins and historical significance.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Evert

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

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

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