An old Welsh surname, Evans comes from ‘Iefan’ or Evan. This form came from ‘Iohannes’ along with ‘Iovannes‘, all of which are Latin forms of the name John.

The various other spellings include Ifans, Evens, Evance, Evian, Ivings

Evans is a very common surname in , Wales and in most other regions of Wales. In England the highest population of Evans are in the London area. In Scotland the Evans families are mostly in Lanarkshire county. Within the United States most with the Evans surname are in New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

Famous: Dale Evans (singer and actress), Edgar Evans (opera singer), Clifford Evans (actor), James G. Evans (19th century artist), Maurice Evans )professional basketball player), William Evans (Queensland, Australia cricketer and rugby union player) and Walker Evans (photographer).