Evers
A surname with two likely roots: either from a place name in England or from an older Germanic word for “boar.”
The #3,809 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 33,198 Americans shares it.
Etymology
The surname Evers is probably in part locational, used for someone from a place called Ever(s)- or a similar name in England; early forms such as De Evere in Ireland point to an English or Anglo-Norman source. Some older surname books also connect it with the Old English word eofer, meaning “boar,” which could have been used as a nickname or as the basis of related names. Because historical sources do not agree, the exact origin may differ by family line.
History
Lower notes the name very early in Ireland, which suggests an English or Anglo-Norman family arriving after the Norman period. English and Dutch/German spellings such as Evers and Eversen also occur in surname lists, so the name may have multiple independent origins across different regions. In modern English-speaking countries it is relatively uncommon but well established.
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Fun fact
In older surname dictionaries, Evers is sometimes grouped with names built from the “boar” word eofer, a reminder that animal nicknames were once a common source of surnames.
From the historical record
“1200. D'Alton. EVERS. This name is found in co. ileath, very early after Strongbow's inva- sion of Ireland, in the form of De Evere. It is therefore probably of English or Anglo- Norman origin. EWYAS. See under Sudley. EYRE.* " The first of the name known (in Derbyshire), is William le Eyre of Hope, in the reign of…”
— Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom