The Evetts family saga is rooted in the people of the Pictish
Clan of ancient
Scotland. The Evetts family lived on the lands of
Eviot in
Angus where the family has a long and distinguished history dating back to the early Middle Ages.
Early Origins of the Evetts family
The surname Evetts was first found in
Perthshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Pheairt) former county in the present day Council Area of Perth and Kinross, located in central
Scotland, 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 Evetts family
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Evetts Spelling Variations
Prior to the invention of the printing press in the last
hundred years, documents were basically unique. Names were written according to sound, and often appeared differently each time they were recorded.
Spelling variations of the name Evetts include Eviot, Eviott, Evett, Evyot, Evyott, Evyotte and many more.
Early Notables of the Evetts family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Evetts family to the New World and Oceana
The freedom of the North American colonies was enticing, and many Scots left to make the great crossing. It was a long and hard journey, but its reward was a place where there was more land than people and tolerance was far easier to come by. Many of these people came together to fight for a new nation in the American
War of Independence, while others remained loyal to the old order as United Empire Loyalists. The ancestors of Scots in North America have recovered much of this heritage in the 20th century through
Clan societies and other such organizations. A search of immigration and passenger lists revealed many important and early immigrants to North America bearing the name of Evetts:
Evetts Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
- August Evetts, aged 21, who arrived in America from Hamburg, Germany, in 1906
- Elizabeth Evetts, aged 50, who arrived in America from London, England, in 1906
- Edgar Evetts, aged 30, who arrived in America from Rio de Janeiro, South America, in 1918
- Emma Evetts, aged 36, who arrived in America from Newcastle-under-Lyme, England, in 1921
Contemporary Notables of the name Evetts (post 1700)
- Steve Evetts, American music producer
- Clinton Evetts, American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for Texas, 2012 [1]CITATION[CLOSE]
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 12) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html - Lieutenant-General Sir John Fullerton Evetts CB, CBE, MC (1891-1988), English career soldier of the British Army, General Officer Commanding the 6th Division in 1941
- Hayley Evetts (b. 1976), English singer, TV presenter and stage actor