A German surname, Everhart is a form of the surname ‘Eberhardt’. From the Old High German term of ‘eber’ and ‘hard’ it refers to a wild and strong boar. Variations in the spelling of Everhart include Eberhart, Everhardt, Everid, Evererd and Everard. In England the Everhart name is mostly in Lancashire and Norfolk counties and in the city of London. It is a very common name in Germany and Austria. Within the United States Everhart families first came in the early 1700s and settled in Maryland and Pennsylvania. By the 20th century the name was populated in North Carolina, New York, Tennessee, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Kansas and Missouri. Famous: Angie Everhart (fashion model and actress), Forrest E. Everhart Sr. (awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor during World War II), Ron Everhart ( winning college basketball coach), Rex Everhart (theater and movie actor), Dr. Isaish F. Everhart (a doctor and founder of the Everhart Museum of art and natural history in Pennsylvania) and Oliver T. Everhart (a military doctor during the American Civil War and family historian).