Evenden History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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The ancient roots of the Evenden family name are in the Anglo-Saxon culture. The name Evenden comes from when the family lived in one of the places called Everton in the counties of Bedfordshire, Lancashire and Nottinghamshire. The surname Evenden belongs to the large category of Anglo-Saxon habitation names, which are derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.

Early Origins of the Evenden family

The surname Evenden was first found in Lancashire, but other locals are quite possible as the name is derived from the Old English "eofor" + "tun" which meant "farmstead where the wild boars are seen." 1 Understandably this Old English expression could apply to many locals. Nevertheless, the name has two quite distinct entries in the Domesday Book of 1086: Eureton in Bedfordshire; Evreton in Nottinghamshire; and Everdone in Northamptonshire. 2

Early History of the Evenden family

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Evenden Spelling Variations

One relatively recent invention that did much to standardize English spelling was the printing press. However, before its invention even the most literate people recorded their names according to sound rather than spelling. The spelling variations under which the name Evenden has appeared include Everton, Evarton, Evirton and others.

Early Notables of the Evenden family

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Migration of the Evenden family to Ireland

Some of the Evenden family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Evenden migration to the United States +

At this time, the shores of the New World beckoned many English families that felt that the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. Thousands left England at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. A great portion of these settlers never survived the journey and even a greater number arrived sick, starving, and without a penny. The survivors, however, were often greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. These English settlers made significant contributions to those colonies that would eventually become the United States and Canada. An examination of early immigration records and passenger ship lists revealed that people bearing the name Evenden arrived in North America very early:

Evenden Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Thomas Evenden, who landed in Maryland in 1669 3

Evenden Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Thomas Loud Evenden, who arrived in America in 1811 3
Walter Evenden, aged 28, who settled in America from London, in 1892

Evenden Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Harry Herbert Evenden, aged 32, who immigrated to America from Hythe, England, in 1911
Alfred Evenden, aged 2, who landed in America from Cranbrook, England, in 1912
Frank Evenden, aged 28, who landed in America from St. Albans, England, in 1912
Louise Ellen Evenden, aged 28, who immigrated to the United States from Milford, England, in 1914
Fred Evenden, aged 40, who immigrated to the United States from Liverpool, in 1917
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Evenden migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Evenden Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Robert Evenden, aged 24, a plasterer, who arrived in Wellington, New Zealand aboard the ship "Collingwood" in 1875

Contemporary Notables of the name Evenden (post 1700) +

Charles Evenden (1894-1961), English soldier, cartoonist, and author, best remembered as the founder of the Memorable Order of Tin Hats

Citations +

Mills, A.D., Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-19-869156-4)
Williams, Dr Ann. And G.H. Martin, Eds., Domesday Book A Complete Translation. London: Penguin, 1992. Print. (ISBN 0-141-00523-8)
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)