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Evans Family Crest and Name History

Where did the Welsh Evans family come from? What is the Welsh Evans family crest and coat of arms? When did the Evans family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Evans family history?

The surname Evans is a patronymic surname created from the Welsh personal name Lefan, or Evan, which is a cognate of the personal name John.

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Evans Early Origins

There are relatively few surnames native to Wales, but they have an inordinately large number of spelling variations. Early variations of Welsh surnames can be explained by the fact that very few people in the early Middle Ages were literate. Priests and the few other literate people were responsible for recording names in official documents. And because most people could not specific how to properly record their names it was up to the individual recorder of that time to determine how a spoken name should be recorded. Variations due to the imprecise or improper recording of a name continued later in history when names originally composed in the Brythonic Celtic, language of Wales, known by natives as Cymraeg, were transliterated into English. Welsh names that were documented in English often changed dramatically since the native language of Wales, which was highly inflected, did not copy well. Occasionally, however, spelling variations were carried out according to an individual's specific design: a branch loyalty within the family, a religious adherence, or even patriotic affiliations could be indicated by minor variations. The spelling variations of the name Evans have included Evans, Evan, Evance, Evands, Evanson, Evason, Evens, Evenson and many more.

First found in Herefordshire, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.

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Evans Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Evans research. Another 251 words(18 lines of text) covering the years 1050, 1632, 1080, 1607, 1660, 1645, 1679 and 1723 are included under the topic Early Evans History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Evans Early Notables

Another 149 words(11 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Evans Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Evans In Ireland

Some of the Evans family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 207 words(15 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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The Great Migration

North America in the 1800s and 1900s saw the arrival of many Welsh people hoping to share in the wealth of land, work, and freedom that they felt North America held. Those who made the journey often attained those expectations, but only through an enormous amount of hard work, perseverance, and often a bout of good luck. These immigrants helped contribute to the growth of industry, commerce, and culture of both Canada and the United States. Discovered in the immigration and passenger lists were a number of people bearing the name Evans:

Evans Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century

Christo Evans, who arrived in Virginia in 1622

Laurance Evans, who landed in Virginia in 1622

Lawrence Evans, who arrived in Virginia in 1623

Marke Evans, who arrived in Virginia in 1623

Clement Evans, who landed in Virginia in 1623

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Evans Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century

Jonathan Evans, who landed in Virginia in 1707

Jos Evans, who landed in Virginia in 1711

Lydia Evans, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1711

Philip Evans, who arrived in Virginia in 1714

Griffeth Evans, who arrived in Virginia in 1714

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Evans Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century

John May Evans, who arrived in America in 1801-1802

John D Evans, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1802

John J Evans, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1802

Ferdinand G Evans, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1806

Hugh W Evans, who arrived in Maryland in 1811

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Contemporary Notables of the name Evans

Augusta Jane Evans (1835-1909), American novelist, born in Columbus, Georgia
John Evans (1814-1897), American medical practitioner, founder of several educational institutions, and namesake of Evanston, Illinois
Ronald Ellwin Evans Jr. (1933-1990), American astronaut and one of only 24 people to have flown to the Moon
William John "Bill" Evans (1929-1980), American jazz musician
Ernest Evans (b. 1941), original name of Chubby Checker, the American singer-songwriter perhaps best known for his 1960 hit cover of Hank Ballard's R&B hit "The Twist"
Walker Evans (1903-1975), American photographer
Commander Ernest Edwin Evans (1908-1944), awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1944
Laerence Craig Evans (b. 1949), American mathematician awarded the Steele Prize for Seminal Contribution to Research in 2004
Brigadier-General Edward Arthur Evans (1895-1985), American Commanding General Florida Subsection (1942-1944)
Major-General Frederick William Evans (1898-1974), American Commanding General of the Second Air Force, Fort Crook, Nebraska (1946-1947)

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References

Bowman, George Ernest. The Mayflower Reader A Selection of Articales from The Mayflower Descendent. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing. Print.
Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
Markale, J. Celtic Civilization. London: Gordon & Cremonesi, 1976. Print.
Fairbairn,. Fairbain's book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland, 4th Edition 2 volumes in one. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1968. Print.
Skordas, Guest. Ed. The Early Settlers of Maryland an Index to Names or Immigrants Complied from Records of Land Patents 1633-1680 in the Hall of Records Annapolis, Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1968. Print.
Zieber, Eugene. Heraldry in America. Philadelphia: Genealogical Publishing Co. Print.
Morgan, T. J. Morgan and Prys Morgan. Welsh Surnames. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 1985. Print.
The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X).
Leeson, Francis L. Dictionary of British Peerages. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1986. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-1121-5).
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The Evans Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Evans Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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