Evans Family Crest, Coat of Arms & Evans Name Origin

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Origin of the Name Evans

The ancient history of the name Evans was found in the allfamilycrests.com archives. include Evanson and Evance. Meaning 'well born one', this is a Welsh baptismal name. The first form of the name was Jevon, then Yevan and lastly and permanently Evan. This name is of Welsh Descent spreading to England , Ireland and Scotland in early times, and is found in many mediaeval manuscripts throughout the above countries. Examples of such are a David Evans who was recorded in the ancient 'Calendar of Proceedings' in Chancery in the thirteenth century, and in 1695 an Act of Parliament was passed to allow Evan MacGregor, Merchant in Edinburgh, to retain his surname. A Howell Yevan was recorded in the 'Rolls of Parliament', in the thirteenth century. In Scotland Evans is sometimes changed to Ewan. In Ireland this name is usually of immigrant origin but some members of the Gaelic O'hEimhin Sept of Ormond also anglicized their native name as Evans. This Gaelic name means 'swift'.