Everette
A form of Everett, ultimately from an old personal name meaning “wild boar brave” or “brave as a boar.”
The #8,758 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 82,442 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Everette is a spelling variant of Everett, which comes from the medieval given name Everard. That personal name goes back to Germanic elements often explained as eber meaning “boar” and hard meaning “hardy,” “brave,” or “strong.” In effect, the name carried the sense of a person as tough or valiant as a boar.
History
The surname developed from the use of the given name as a family name, a common pattern in English naming. Everett became established in England and later spread to North America, where Everette appears as a less common spelling. The doubled final -te is usually just a spelling variant rather than a different origin.
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Fun fact
Everett and Everette are often confused with the unrelated-looking given name Evrett, but they usually belong to the same old Germanic name family.