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England

The origins of the name Everett are with the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from the Germanic personal name Eberhard. Everett is a patronymic surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. Many patronymic surnames were formed by adopting the given name of an ancestor of the bearer, while others came from popular religious names, and from the names of secular heroes. The surname Everett comes from the Germanic given name Eberhard, which was composed of the elements eber and hard, which mean wild boar and brave, hardy, or strong. This surname first appeared in England in Wiltshire, where members of this family had lived since before the Norman invasion of 1066.

Early Origins of the Everett family

The surname Everett was first found in Wiltshire 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.

Early History of the Everett family

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Everett Spelling Variations

The first dictionaries that appeared in the last few hundred years did much to standardize the English language. Before that time, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. The language was changing, incorporating pieces of other languages, and the spelling of names changed with it. Everett has been spelled many different ways, including Everett, Everatt, Everet and others.

Early Notables of the Everett family

Distinguished members of the family include

Sir Christopher Everett

Everett World Ranking

In the United States, the name Everett is the 702^nd most popular surname with an estimated 42,279 people with that name. 1 However, in Australia, the name Everett is ranked the 827^th most popular surname with an estimated 4,747 people with that name. 2 And in the United Kingdom, the name Everett is the 954^th popular surname with an estimated 7,308 people with that name. 3

Everett migration to the United States +

Thousands of English families in this era began to emigrate the New World in search of land and freedom from religious and political persecution. Although the passage was expensive and the ships were dark, crowded, and unsafe, those who made the voyage safely were rewarded with opportunities unavailable to them in their homeland. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Everetts to arrive in North America:

Everett Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Andrew Everett, who settled in Maine in 1630
Christopher Everett, who settled in Virginia in 1635
Aron Everett, aged 20, who arrived in Virginia in 1635 aboard the ship "Paul" 4
Richard Everett (d. 1682), who emigrated from Essex in 1636, founder of both Springfield, Massachusetts and Dedham, Massachusetts 4
Joane Everett, who landed in Virginia in 1651 4
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Everett Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Fra Everett, who landed in Virginia in 1701 4
Anne Everett, who landed in Virginia in 1714 4
Robert Everett, who settled in Virginia in 1730
William Everett, who arrived in America in 1760-1763 4

Everett Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

James Everett, aged 41, who arrived in Maryland in 1813 4
Robert Everett with his wife Elizabeth and two children settled in New York in 1823
Robert Everett, who arrived in New York in 1827 4
Thomas Everett, aged 26, who arrived in Missouri in 1840 4
H C Everett, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1849 4
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Everett Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

Miss Lottie Everett, (b. 1882), aged 22, Cornish draper's assistant travelling aboard the ship "New York" arriving at Ellis Island, New York on 13th November 1904 en route to New York, USA 5
Miss Helen Salter Everett, (b. 1880), aged 25, Cornish clerk travelling aboard the ship "St Paul" arriving at Ellis Island, New York in 1905 en route to New York, New York, USA 5

Everett migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Everett Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. Thomas Everett U.E. who settled in Canada c. 1784 6

Everett Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Job Everett, aged 50, a labourer, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1833 aboard the ship "Margaret" from London, England
Eve Everett, aged 28, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1833 aboard the ship "Margaret" from London, England
Mary Everett, aged 5, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1833 aboard the ship "Margaret" from London, England
John Everett, aged 3, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1833 aboard the ship "Margaret" from London, England
George Everett, aged 5 months, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1833 aboard the ship "Margaret" from London, England

Everett migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Everett Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

John Everett, English convict from Middlesex, who was transported aboard the "Almorah" on April 1817, settling in New South Wales, Australia 7
Mr. William Everett, English convict who was convicted in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England for life, transported aboard the "Fairlie" on 14th October 1833, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 8
Mr. Samuel Everett, British Convict who was convicted in Norfolk, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Asia" on 25th April 1840, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 9
Mr. James Everett, Jr., English convict who was convicted in Dorset, England for 15 years, transported aboard the "David Clarke" on 3rd June 1841, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 10
Mr. Richard Everett, English convict who was convicted in Clerkenwell, London, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Cressy" on 28th April 1843, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 11
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Everett 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:

Everett Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

William Everett, aged 20, who arrived in Port Nicholson aboard the ship "Oriental" in 1840
Mr. William Everett, (b. 1819), aged 20, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Oriental" arriving in Port Nicholson, Wellington, New Zealand on 31st January 1840 12
William Everett, who landed in Wellington, New Zealand in 1842
Mr. Edward Everett, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Sir Edward Paget" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 25th May 1853 12
Mr. Charles Everett, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "Sir Edward Paget" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 25th May 1853 12
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Contemporary Notables of the name Everett (post 1700) +

Terry Everett (1937-2024), born Robert Terry Everett, an American politician and a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Alabama (1993-2009)
Donald Edward Everett (1997-2016), American Baseball pitcher, one of the top prospects for the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft
Chad Everett (1936-2012), American actor probably best known for his role as Dr. Joe Gannon in the 1970s television drama Medical Center
Edward Everett (1794-1865), American statesman and orator
James Samuel "Jim" Everett (b. 1963), American professional (NFL) football quarterback
Alexander Hill Everett (1790-1847), American diplomat
Percival Everett (b. 1956), American writer and Professor of English at the University of Southern California
Hugh Everett (1930-1982), American physicist
James Everett (1784-1872), English miscellaneous writer, born in 1784 at Alnwick in Northumberland, the second son of John Everett 13
Oliver William Everett CVO (1943-2023), British diplomat and academic, Royal Librarian to the Sovereign of the United Kingdom
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Historic Events for the Everett family +

HMS Prince of Wales

Mr. Albert Everett, British Able Seaman, who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and survived the sinking 14

Prince of Wales colliery

Mr. John Everett (b. 1842), Welsh coal miner who was working at the Prince of Wales Colliery in Abercarn, Wales on the 11th September 1878 when there was a coal mine explosion; he died 15

RMS Titanic

Mr. Thomas James Everett (d. 1912), aged 39, English Third Class passenger from Bristol, Avon who sailed aboard the RMS Titanic and died in the sinking and was recovered by CS Mackay-Bennett 16

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Most Common Last Names in Australia." Forebears, https://forebears.io/australia/surnames
"UK surname ranking." UK Surname map, https://www.surnamemap.eu/unitedkingdom/surnames_ranking.php?p=10
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)
Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 3rd May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/emigration_ellis_island_1892_on.pdf
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Almorah voyage to New South Wales, Australia in 1817 with 180 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/almorah/1817
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 21st September 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/fairlie
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 17th January 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/asia/1840
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 3rd June 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/david-clarke
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 21st May 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/cressy
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
Wikisource contributors. "Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900." Wikisource . Wikisource , 4 Jun. 2018. Web. 30 June 2020
HMS Prince of Wales Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listprincecrew.html
Entombed in flood and flame (retrieved 3rd August 2021). Retrieved from https://web.archive.org/web/20120603025705/http://www.crosskeys.me.uk/history/prince.htm
Titanic Passenger List - Titanic Facts. (Retrieved 2016, July 13) . Retrieved from http://www.titanicfacts.net/titanic-passenger-list.html