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UK surname

Everett

Derived from the Old English words "eofor" meaning "wild boar" and "heah" meaning "high" or "tall."

In the 1881 census there were 5,381 people recorded with the Everett surname, ranking it #827 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 6,684, ranked #1,009, down from #827 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to London parishes, Coggeshall, Great and Lambeth. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Isle of Anglesey, Tendring and Rhondda Cynon Taf.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Everett is 7,367 in 1999. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 24.2%.

1881 census count

5,381

Ranked #827

Modern count

6,684

2016, ranked #1,009

Peak year

1999

7,367 bearers

Map years

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1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Everett had 5,381 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #827 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 6,684 in 2016, ranked #1,009.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 7,328 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Everett surname distribution map

The map shows where the Everett surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Everett surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Everett over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 3,048 #953
1861 historical 2,847 #1,027
1881 historical 5,381 #827
1891 historical 5,530 #854
1901 historical 6,568 #846
1911 historical 7,328 #710
1997 modern 7,054 #922
1998 modern 7,346 #923
1999 modern 7,367 #925
2000 modern 7,278 #932
2001 modern 7,099 #931
2002 modern 7,186 #938
2003 modern 6,937 #947
2004 modern 6,967 #944
2005 modern 6,796 #959
2006 modern 6,704 #977
2007 modern 6,733 #978
2008 modern 6,740 #986
2009 modern 6,855 #993
2010 modern 6,973 #995
2011 modern 6,894 #992
2012 modern 6,743 #993
2013 modern 6,896 #989
2014 modern 6,860 #1,000
2015 modern 6,748 #1,006
2016 modern 6,684 #1,009

Geography

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Where Everetts are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around London parishes, Coggeshall, Great, Lambeth and St John Hackney. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Isle of Anglesey, Tendring, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Breckland and Babergh. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 London parishes London 1
2 Coggeshall, Great Essex
3 London parishes London 3
4 Lambeth London (South Districts)
5 St John Hackney London (North Districts)

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Isle of Anglesey 003 Isle of Anglesey
2 Tendring 003 Tendring
3 Rhondda Cynon Taf 023 Rhondda Cynon Taf
4 Breckland 008 Breckland
5 Babergh 004 Babergh

Forenames

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First names often paired with Everett

These lists show first names that appear often with the Everett surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Everett

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Everett, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Everett surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Everett household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Group

London Fringe

Within London, Everett is most associated with areas classed as London Fringe, part of Older Residents in Owner-Occupied Suburbs. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Predominantly located in neighbourhoods on the outskirts of Greater London, residents of these neighbourhoods typically have their highest qualifications below degree (Level 4) level, with those still in work engaged in skilled trades and occupations in distribution, hotels and restaurants. There is low ethnic diversity in these neighbourhoods and high levels of Christian religious affiliation. Detached or terraced houses predominate, often with spare rooms.

Wider London pattern

The age distribution of these neighbourhoods is skewed towards the middle-aged and old, although few residents live alone or in communal establishments and numbers of dependent children are around average. Owner occupation is the norm, as is residence in detached or semi-detached houses. Residential densities are low and many households have spare rooms. Most residents were born in the UK and, aside from some identifying as members of Chinese or Indian ethnicities, identify as White. Mixed ethnicity households are rare. Incidence of married couples is higher than average and few individuals have never been married. A large proportion of individuals still in employment work in administrative and secretarial occupations, or in the construction industry. Few residents are students, and many households own more than one car.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Everett is most concentrated in decile 7 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Everett falls in decile 6 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Everett is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 30-40 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Everett, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Everett

The surname Everett is an English name that originated in the 13th century. It is derived from the Old English personal name Eoforheard, which means "strong as a wild boar." The name was initially used as a descriptive nickname for someone with a strong, boar-like physical appearance or personality.

During the Middle Ages, the name Everett was primarily found in the counties of Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire, and Yorkshire in England. One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Hundred Rolls of 1273, which lists a person named William Everard.

In the 14th century, the surname Everett appeared in various spellings, such as Everard, Everard, and Everat, reflecting the regional variations in pronunciation and spelling at the time. The Domesday Book, a great survey of England completed in 1086, does not contain any direct references to the name Everett, as it was not yet in use during the Norman conquest.

One of the earliest notable individuals with the surname Everett was John Everett (c. 1575-1649), an English Puritan minister and writer. He was born in Leicestershire and served as a chaplain in the English Civil War, supporting the Parliamentary cause.

In the 18th century, Edward Everett (1694-1782) was a prominent English clergyman and author who served as the rector of Wickham Market in Suffolk. He published several theological works and contributed to the development of religious education.

Another notable figure with the surname Everett was Alexander Hill Everett (1790-1847), an American diplomat, writer, and scholar. He served as the United States Minister to Spain and later became the president of Jefferson College in Louisiana.

Edward Everett (1794-1865) was a renowned American politician, pastor, and orator. He served as the 15th Governor of Massachusetts and later became the 20th United States Secretary of State under President Millard Fillmore.

In the 20th century, Hugh Everett III (1930-1982) was an American physicist who developed the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics, which remains an influential theory in modern physics.

The surname Everett has a rich history, spanning several centuries and various fields, including religion, politics, literature, and science. Its origins can be traced back to the Old English language, reflecting the enduring presence of this name in English culture and society.

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1881 census detail

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Everett families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Everett surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Middlesex leads with 940 Everetts recorded in 1881 and an index of 1.79x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 940 1.79x
Essex 790 7.63x
Norfolk 518 6.42x
Surrey 489 1.91x
Suffolk 403 6.31x
Kent 262 1.46x
Yorkshire 193 0.37x
Lancashire 184 0.30x
Hampshire 150 1.40x
Wiltshire 130 2.80x
Dorset 103 2.99x
Cambridgeshire 84 2.53x
Warwickshire 82 0.62x
Gloucestershire 80 0.78x
Lincolnshire 77 0.92x
Bedfordshire 72 2.65x
Durham 67 0.43x
Hertfordshire 67 1.85x
Sussex 64 0.72x
Northamptonshire 60 1.22x
Berkshire 55 1.40x
Staffordshire 51 0.29x
Somerset 47 0.56x
Glamorgan 44 0.48x
Worcestershire 43 0.63x
Leicestershire 39 0.67x
Devon 37 0.34x
Cheshire 28 0.24x
Nottinghamshire 23 0.33x
Northumberland 21 0.27x
Oxfordshire 20 0.62x
Buckinghamshire 17 0.54x
Shropshire 17 0.38x
Derbyshire 16 0.19x
Cornwall 14 0.24x
Herefordshire 13 0.60x
Huntingdonshire 12 1.15x
Flintshire 7 0.50x
Monmouthshire 7 0.18x
Renfrewshire 7 0.17x
Lanarkshire 6 0.04x
Rutland 5 1.30x
Anglesey 4 0.43x
Brecknockshire 4 0.38x
Pembrokeshire 4 0.24x
Royal Navy 4 0.64x
Carmarthenshire 3 0.14x
Midlothian 3 0.04x
Angus 2 0.04x
Denbighshire 2 0.10x
Merionethshire 2 0.21x
Fife 1 0.03x
Kincardineshire 1 0.16x
Montgomeryshire 1 0.08x
Westmorland 1 0.09x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Lambeth in Surrey leads with 146 Everetts recorded in 1881 and an index of 3.19x.

Place Total Index
Lambeth 146 3.19x
Islington London 82 1.61x
West Ham 75 3.28x
Hackney London 72 2.45x
Kensington London 69 2.37x
Camberwell 66 1.97x
St Pancras London 55 1.30x
Mile End Old Town London 51 4.57x
Great Coggeshall 50 92.87x
Bethnal Green London 49 2.15x
Shoreditch London 47 2.07x
Chapel 43 668.74x
Newington 40 2.06x
Messing 37 286.38x
Brighton 36 2.02x
Edmonton 36 8.52x
Heigham 35 8.09x
Luton 31 6.59x
Kirkdale 30 2.87x
Southwark St George Martyr 30 2.84x
St Marylebone London 29 1.04x
Atherstone 28 41.45x
Poplar London 28 2.83x
Portsea 27 1.28x
Hadleigh 26 41.96x
Paddington London 26 1.35x
Bermondsey 25 1.60x
Aylmerton 24 437.96x
Limehouse London 24 4.17x
St George Hanover Square 24 2.60x
Greenwich 23 2.76x
Deptford St Paul 22 1.59x
Gazeley 22 146.57x
St Luke London 22 2.62x
Walthamstow 22 5.90x
Chelmsford 21 11.82x
Wandsworth 21 4.16x
Woolwich 21 3.18x
St Albans 20 27.00x
Westoe 20 2.26x
Willenhall 20 6.03x
Berkeley Hamfallow 19 102.04x
Ipswich St Margaret 19 8.77x
St Andrewthe Less 19 5.01x
Steeple 19 200.85x
Cavendish 18 87.25x
Edwardstone 18 229.01x
Lewisham 18 1.89x
Twickenham 18 8.01x
Ampthill 17 41.94x
Feering 17 124.63x
Great Yarmouth 17 2.55x
Bradford 16 1.27x
Eaton St Andrew 16 71.46x
Foulden 16 193.00x
Sible Hedingham 16 46.26x
Tibenham 16 140.85x
West Thurrock 16 46.50x
Battersea 15 0.78x
Oldham 15 0.75x
Polstead 15 100.67x
Rotherhithe 15 2.32x
South Stoneham 15 6.43x
Stanway 15 82.51x
Stoke Newington London 15 3.67x
Tottenham 15 1.80x
Toxteth Park 15 0.71x
Trowse Cum Newton 15 75.23x
Abberton 14 321.10x
Chorlton On Medlock 14 1.42x
Claines 14 7.45x
Fulham London 14 1.84x
Great Baddow 14 38.02x
Great Waltham 14 33.20x
Hammersmith London 14 1.08x
Hampstead London 14 1.71x
Hopton 14 88.72x
Preston 14 9.07x
Westminster St John 14 2.19x
Winfarthing 14 129.15x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Everett surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 272
Elizabeth 186
Sarah 178
Eliza 105
Emma 96
Alice 92
Jane 89
Ellen 88
Ann 87
Emily 78
Annie 74
Louisa 67
Edith 48
Harriet 44
Hannah 41
Ada 37
Maria 37
Martha 37
Florence 33
Caroline 31
Lucy 30
Charlotte 29
Kate 29
Susan 27
Catherine 26
Harriett 25
Margaret 23
Fanny 20
Frances 20
Agnes 19
Clara 19
Minnie 18
Rebecca 17
Anna 16
Julia 16
Amelia 15
Matilda 15
Rose 15
Amy 14
Eleanor 14
Esther 14
Selina 14
Anne 13
Ethel 13
Maud 13
Lydia 12
Susannah 12
Gertrude 11
Rachel 11
Rosa 11

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Everett surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
William 340
George 218
John 210
James 181
Charles 141
Thomas 117
Henry 116
Alfred 83
Robert 82
Joseph 81
Arthur 78
Walter 73
Frederick 63
Edward 49
Samuel 49
Albert 46
Harry 36
Ernest 28
Richard 28
Frank 27
Francis 21
Herbert 21
Edwin 20
Isaac 18
Stephen 14
Sidney 13
Wm. 13
David 12
Fred 12
Chas. 10
Edgar 8
Geo. 8
Thos. 8
Edmund 7
Elijah 7
Joshua 7
Abraham 6
Ambrose 6
Benjamin 6
Daniel 6
Eli 6
Lewis 6
Mark 6
Percy 6
Alexander 5
Cecil 5
Frederic 5
Horace 5
Jesse 5
Willm. 5

FAQ

Everett surname: questions and answers

How common was the Everett surname in 1881?

In 1881, 5,381 people were recorded with the Everett surname. That placed it at #827 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Everett surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 6,684 in 2016. That gives Everett a modern rank of #1,009.

What does the Everett surname mean?

Derived from the Old English words "eofor" meaning "wild boar" and "heah" meaning "high" or "tall."

What does the Everett map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Everett bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.