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Evans Family History
Evans Genealogy & Family TreeEvans is a Welsh name first found in Herefordshire, England, in the 11th Century. It comes from the given name Ifan, which was Anglicized into Evan and comes from the Biblical Hebrew name John, meaning “God is gracious.” It is the eighth most common surname in the United Kingdom and the 48th most common in the United States. The family motto is Pro libertate patrioe or “For the liberty of my country.”
Other spellings include “Evance,” “Evins,” “Evands,” “Evian,” “Evanson,” “Evason,” “Evens,” and “Evenson.” Notable people with the surname include American jazz musician Bill Evans, English novelist Mary Ann Evans (better known as George Eliot—The Mill on the Floss, Daniel Deronda, Middlemarch), American actor Chris Evans (Captain America, The Avengers, Fantastic Four), British actor Luke Evans (The Hobbit, The Three Musketeers, Fast & Furious 6), and fictional character Lily Evans (better known as mother to Harry Potter). The first Evans to come to America was Christo Evans in Virginia in 1622.
Evans Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Mehitable Evans Evans -- --, 1692 June 28, 1741 Massachusetts
- Mehitable Evans Evans -- --, 1692 June 28, 1741 Massachusetts
- Mehitable Evans Evans -- --, 1692 June 28, 1741 Massachusetts
- Mehitable Evans Evans -- --, 1692 June 28, 1741 Massachusetts
- Anne Katherine Armstrong Evans -- --, 1614 December 0, 1677
Evans Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Ivory Evans -- --, 1886 June 11, 1904 Kentucky
- Pheobe Evans -- --, 1850 December 0, 1860 Kentucky
- Ida Evans -- --, 1850 Kentucky
- Harrison Evans -- --, 1852 December 0, 1900 Kentucky
- Stephen Evans -- --, 1865 September 5, 1958 Kentucky
