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Evers is a
Low German and
Dutch
patronymic surname 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.
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Notable people with the surname include:
Albert Evers (1868 – c. 1890), English footballer
Alfonso Delgado Evers (born 1942), Argentinian clergyman, Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo (2000–2017)
Alf Evers (1905–2004), US historian
Bettina Evers (born 1981), German ice hockey forward
Bill Evers (born 1954), American baseball player and coach
Bloeme Evers-Emden (1926–2016), Dutch child psychologist
Bram Evers (1886–1952), Dutch track athlete
Brenny Evers (born 1978), Dutch footballer
Brooke Evers (born 1985), Australian television personality
Caroline Evers-Swindell (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) (born 1963), Australian politician, Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council (from 2017)
Edvard Evers (1853–1919), Swedish Lutheran priest and hymnwriter
Edwin Evers (born 1971), Dutch drummer and radio presenter
Edwin Evers (fisherman) (born 1974), American bass fisherman
Floris Evers (born 1983), Dutch field hockey player
Frank Evers (disambiguation)
Georgina Evers-Swindell (born 1978), New Zealand rower
Greg Evers (1955–2017), US politician
Guy Evers (1874–1959), English rugby union player
Harold Evers (1876–1937), Australian cricketer
Hoot Evers (1921–1991), US baseball player
Jason Evers (1922–2005), US actor
Joe Evers (Joseph Francis Evers ; 1891–1949), American baseball player
Johnny Evers (1883–1947), US baseball player
Jürgen Evers (born 1964), German track athlete
Kai-Bastian Evers (born 1990), German footballer
Karin Evers-Meyer (born 1949), German politician
L. H. Evers (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 (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 , 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 (born 1979), New Zealand actor
Raphael Evers (born 1954), Dutch Rabbi
Reinbert Evers (born 1949), German musician
Richard Evers (born 1959), Canadian publisher, programmer, technology consultant and author
Sean Evers (born 1977), English footballer
Sean Evers (born 1975), American Tattoo Artist
Shoshanna Evers (born 1980), American author of contemporary and erotic romance novels and novellas
Stefan Evers (born 1979), German politician
Stuart Evers (born 1976), British novelist, short story writer and critic
Sybil Evers (1904–1963), English singer and actress
Ties Evers (born 1991), Dutch footballer
Tom Evers (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 , character in "Rocky" series of films
Michael Evers, a character in the film TiMER
Susan Evers
Hayley Mills & Mitch Evers
Brian Keith ; One of the twin sisters, and the father of the twins, in the original Disney movie
The Parent Trap (1961)
See also
References