Evers is a

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and Dutch

patronymic surname A patronymic surname is a surname originated from the given name of the father or a patrilineal ancestor. Different cultures have different ways of producing patronymic surnames. For example, early patronymic Welsh surnames were the result of th ...

meaning "son of Evert/Everhard" ( High German Eberhard, English Everard). Variants include ''Everse'', ''Everts'' and ''Evertsz''. In 2000, there were fewer than 10,000 people sharing the Evers surname among 306 million people in the United States at the time. Notable people with the surname include: *

Albert Evers Albert Evers (1868 – after 1890) was an English footballer who played in the Football Alliance for Small Heath. Born in Birmingham, Evers moved up from junior football to provide cover for Small Heath's half-back line. He played twice towards ...

(1868 – c. 1890), English footballer *

Alfonso Delgado Evers Alfonso Delgado Evers (born 21 June 1942) is an Argentinian prelate of the Catholic Church. He was the Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo from 2000 to 2017. Early life and education Evers was born in Rosario, Argentina. He attended the National Univ ...

(born 1942), Argentinian clergyman, Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo (2000–2017) *

Alf Evers Alf Evers (February 2, 1905 – December 29, 2004) was an American historian who lived in Ulster County, New York for much of his life and wrote lengthy, definitive histories of the Catskills and Woodstock, serving the latter as town historian. ...

(1905–2004), US historian *

Bettina Evers Bettina "Tina" Evers (born August 17, 1981 in Hannover, West Germany) is a German ice hockey forward. International career Evers was selected for the Germany women's national ice hockey team in the 2002, 2006 and 2014 Winter Olympics. In 2002, s ...

(born 1981), German ice hockey forward * Bill Evers (born 1954), American baseball player and coach *

Bloeme Evers-Emden Bloeme Evers-Emden (; 26 July 1926 – 18 July 2016) was a Dutch Jewish lecturer and child psychologist who extensively researched the phenomenon of "hidden children" during World War II and wrote four books on the subject in the 1990s. Her ...

(born 1926), Dutch child psychologist *

Bram Evers Brand "Bram" Evers (16 July 1886 – 7 October 1952) was a Dutch athlete, who competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London. He was born in Arnhem, the city where he also died. In the 400 metres competition, Evers placed third in his preli ...

(1886–1952), Dutch track athlete *

Brenny Evers Brenny Evers (born 8 November 1978) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender. Club career Born in Veghel, Evers came through the youth system of PSV Eindhoven. He was picked up by Fortuna Sittard after two seasons in P ...

(born 1978), Dutch footballer * Brooke Evers (born 1985), Australian television personality *

Caroline Evers-Swindell Caroline Frances Meyer (née Evers-Swindell, born 10 October 1978), is a New Zealand former rower. She competed in the double sculls with her identical twin sister Georgina Evers-Swindell. In November 2005 she and her sister were named ''Rowi ...

(born 1978), New Zealand rower * Charles Evers (1922–2020), US civil rights activist, brother of Medgar Evers * Christopher Evers (1564–1590), English Catholic martyred priest (also known as Christopher Bales) * Denis Evers (1913–2007), English cricketer and WWII pilot * Diane Evers (born 1956), Australian tennis player *

Diane Evers (politician) Diane Marie Evers (born 2 July 1963) is an Australian politician. She was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council at the 2017 Western Australian state election, 2017 state election, as a Greens Western Australia, Greens member in E ...

(born 1963), Australian politician, Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council (from 2017) *

Edvard Evers Edvard Evers (12 May 1853 – 22 October 1919) was a Swedish Lutheran priest and hymnwriter. Edvard Evers is mostly famous for writing the lyrics of the Christmas carole ''Jul, jul, strålande jul''. The song was composed by Gustaf Nordqvist a ...

(1853–1919), Swedish Lutheran priest and hymnwriter * Edwin Evers (born 1971), Dutch drummer and radio presenter *

Edwin Evers (fisherman) Edwin Evers (born November 30, 1974), is a professional bass fisherman from Talala, Oklahoma. Evers was born in Louisiana, MO and his family moved to Texas and then to Seneca, Illinois where he attended high school. He played football for Southeas ...

(born 1974), American bass fisherman * Floris Evers (born 1983), Dutch field hockey player *

Frank Evers (disambiguation) Frank Evers may refer to: * Frank Evers (cartoonist) (1920–2002), editorial cartoonist * Frank Evers (Gaelic footballer) (born 1934), Gaelic footballer for the Galway county team in the 1950s and early 1960s * Frank Evers (businessman) Franc ...

* Georgina Evers-Swindell (born 1978), New Zealand rower * Greg Evers (1955–2017), US politician *

Guy Evers Guy Vincent Evers (22 November 1874 – 29 May 1959) was an English international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Moseley. Evers played international rugby for the British Isles on their 1899 tour of Australia Personal history E ...

(1874–1959), English rugby union player *

Harold Evers Harold Evers (18 February 1876 – 6 February 1937) was an Australian cricketer. He played nineteen first-class matches for New South Wales and Western Australia between 1896/97 and 1920/21. See also * List of New South Wales representati ...

(1876–1937), Australian cricketer * Hoot Evers (1921–1991), US baseball player * Jason Evers (1922–2005), US actor *

Joe Evers Joseph Francis Evers (September 10, 1891 – January 4, 1949) was a pinch runner in Major League Baseball. He appeared in one game for the New York Giants in 1913. His brother was Hall of Famer Johnny Evers.Johnny Evers (1883–1947), US baseball player * Jürgen Evers (born 1964), German track athlete *

Kai-Bastian Evers Kai-Bastian Evers (born 5 May 1990) is a German footballer who plays for KFC Uerdingen 05. Career In the summer 2019, Evers joined VfB Oldenburg VfB Oldenburg is a German association football club based in Oldenburg, Lower Saxony. In the ...

(born 1990), German footballer * Karin Evers-Meyer (born 1949), German politician *

L. H. Evers Leonard Herbert Evers (25 May 1926-18 February 1985) was an Australian novelist and writer for children who was born in Brisbane, Queensland. After dropping out of high school at age fourteen, Len Evers joined the Australian Imperial Force duri ...

(''Leonard Herbert Evers''; 1926–1985), Australian writer * Lance Evers (born 1969), Canadian professional wrestler better known as Lance Storm * Lisa Evers (born 1963), US television personality * Maike Evers (born 1980), Australian fashion model and television personality *

Marc Evers Marc Evers (born 17 July 1991) is a Dutch Paralympic swimmer. He swims in S14 and SB14 classification events, specializing in both backstroke and breaststroke competitions. He is a Paralympic, World and European champion in the 100m breaststrok ...

(born 1991), Dutch Paralympic swimmer * Matt Evers (born 1976), US figure skater * Medgar Evers (1925–1963), US civil rights activist * Meike Evers (born 1977), German rower *

Mervyn Evers The Venerable, The Ven Mervyn Saxelbye Evers, Military Cross, MC was archdeacon of Lahore from 1940 to 1944. He was educated at Clare College, Cambridge and ordained in 1914. His first post was as a curate at St Matthew, Kingston upon Hull, Hull ...

, Archdeacon of Lahore (1940–1944) * Myrlie Evers-Williams (born 1933), US civil rights activist, widow of Medgar Evers * Nick Evers (1937–2013), Australian politician *

Nico Evers-Swindell Nico Thomas Evers-Swindell is a New Zealand actor who portrayed Prince William in the 2011 Lifetime original film '' William & Kate''. Previous roles include minor appearances in the 2010 film ''Edge of Darkness'' and the television crime drama ' ...

(born 1979), New Zealand actor * Raphael Evers (born 1954), Dutch Rabbi *

Reinbert Evers Reinbert Evers (23 August 1949 – 28 October 2022) was a German classical guitarist, specialising in contemporary music. Career Evers was born in Dortmund. He first studied in Düsseldorf with Maritta Kersting, then in Vienna with Karl Scheit. ...

(born 1949), German musician *

Richard Evers Richard Evers (born May 31, 1959) is a Canadians, Canadian publisher, programmer, technology consultant and List of Canadian writers, author. Evers was editor and publisher of ''The Transactor'' and ''Transactor for the Amiga''. He has worked for ...

(born 1959), Canadian publisher, programmer, technology consultant and author *

Sean Evers Sean Evers (born 10 October 1977) is an English retired footballer who played as a midfielder. He began his career with Luton Town, making his first team debut in 1994. Evers established himself as a regular in the team in 1997, making 52 leag ...

(born 1977), English footballer *

(born 1975), American Tattoo Artist * Shoshanna Evers (born 1980), American author of contemporary and erotic romance novels and novellas *

Stuart Evers Stuart Evers is a British novelist, short story writer and critic, born in Macclesfield, Cheshire in 1976. He was brought up in Congleton, Cheshire. In late 2017, Evers was announced as the joint winner of the 2018 Eccles British Library Writer's ...

(born 1976), British novelist, short story writer and critic *

Sybil Evers Sybil Marjorie Evers (19 June 1904 – 24 June 1963) was an English singer and actress. She performed in operettas, operas and plays in London from the early 1920s through the late 1930s, including on BBC radio and television. She married Olympic ...

(1904–1963), English singer and actress *

Ties Evers Ties Evers (born 14 March 1991) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a right back for VVSB in the Dutch Derde Divisie. Club career He made his professional debut for De Graafschap on 22 September 2010 against FC Utrecht and the club lo ...

(born 1991), Dutch footballer *

Tom Evers Thomas Francis Evers (1852–1925) was a professional baseball player who primarily played second base in the American Association for the 1882 Baltimore Orioles and for the 1884 Washington Nationals of the Union Association. He is the uncle of ...

(1852–1925), American baseball player * Tony Evers (born 1951), US politician and educator * Williamson Evers (born c. 1949), US education activist, educator, politician

Fictional characters

* Bob Evers, main character of a 35-volume children's book series by Willy van der Heide * Lily Evers, maiden name of Harry Potter's mother in the Dutch translation ("Evans" in original) * Jim Evers, a character in the 2003 film '' The Haunted Mansion'' *

Tony "Duke" Evers This is a list of characters from the ''Rocky'' film series, consisting of ''Rocky'' (1976), '' Rocky II'' (1979), ''Rocky III'' (1982), ''Rocky IV'' (1985), ''Rocky V'' (1990), '' Rocky Balboa'' (2006), '' Creed'' (2015), ''Creed II'' (2018) a ...

, character in "Rocky" series of films *Michael Evers, a character in the film TiMER *Susan Evers

Hayley Mills Hayley Catherine Rose Vivien Mills (born 18 April 1946) is an English actress. The daughter of Sir John Mills and Mary Hayley Bell, and younger sister of actress Juliet Mills, she began her acting career as a child and was hailed as a promising ...

& Mitch Evers Brian Keith; One of the twin sisters, and the father of the twins, in the original Disney movie '' The Parent Trap'' (1961)

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