The Evans Surname
- Meaning
- son of Ifan
- Type
- Patronymic
- Root
- Welsh, from Ifan
- Chiefly
- Throughout Wales
Ifan is the Welsh form of John, so Evans and Jones are the same name arriving by different routes — one through the Welsh pronunciation, one through the English.
Bevan is the same name again, from ab Ifan, with the ap fused to the front.
Bestow the name a title it never had
An honorific Lord or Lady certificate in the Evans name, hand-finished and sealed, with a square metre of Scottish woodland dedicated alongside it. A novelty, magnificently done — and a good deal more fun than a family tree.
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