# Bevan > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bevan > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bevan.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bevan > Source revision: 1348303799 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) For the unincorporated community, see [Bevan, Ohio](/source/Bevan%2C_Ohio). For the Liberty Ship SS *William Bevan*, see [List of Liberty ships (S–Z)](/source/List_of_Liberty_ships_(S%E2%80%93Z)). For former townsite in British Columbia, see [Bevan, British Columbia](/source/Bevan%2C_British_Columbia). Bevan Origin Meaning son of Evan Region of origin Wales Other names Related names Beavan, Bevin **Bevan** is a name of [Welsh](/source/Wales) origin, derived from **ab Ifan** meaning "son of [Evan](/source/Evan_(given_name))" (Ifan being a variant of [Ieuan](/source/Ieuan), the Welsh equivalent of [John](/source/John_(name))). Notable people with the name include: ## Given name - [Bevan Congdon](/source/Bevan_Congdon) (1938–2018), New Zealand cricketer - [Bevan Davies](/source/Bevan_Davies), American musician - [Bevan Docherty](/source/Bevan_Docherty) (born 1977), New Zealand triathlete - [Bevan Dufty](/source/Bevan_Dufty) (born 1955), American politician - [Bevan Eatts](/source/Bevan_Eatts), Australian politician - [Bevan French](/source/Bevan_French) (born 1996), Australian rugby league footballer - [Bevan George](/source/Bevan_George) (born 1977), Australian hockey player - [Bevan Griggs](/source/Bevan_Griggs) (born 1978), New Zealand cricketer - [Bevan Hari](/source/Bevan_Hari) (born 1975), New Zealand field hockey player - [Bevan Kapisi](/source/Bevan_Kapisi) (born 1981), Samoan footballer - [Bevan Meredith](/source/Bevan_Meredith) (1927–2019), Australian Anglican archbishop of Papua New Guinea - [Bevan Rodd](/source/Bevan_Rodd) (born 2000), Scottish rugby union player - [Bevan Sharpless](/source/Bevan_Sharpless) (1904–1950), American astronomer - [Bevan Slattery](/source/Bevan_Slattery), Australian technology entrepreneur - [Bevan Spencer von Einem](/source/Bevan_Spencer_von_Einem) (born 1946), Australian child killer and suspected serial killer - [Bevan Wilson (rugby union, born 1956)](/source/Bevan_Wilson_(rugby_union%2C_born_1956)), New Zealand rugby union international - [Bevan Wilson (rugby, born 1927)](/source/Bevan_Wilson_(rugby%2C_born_1927)) (1927–2012), Australian rugby union international and rugby player ## Surname - [Alan Bevan](/source/Alan_Bevan), Canadian bagpipe player - [Alonza Bevan](/source/Alonza_Bevan) (born 1970), English bass player - [Aneurin Bevan](/source/Aneurin_Bevan) (1897–1960), Welsh politician - [Arthur Bevan](/source/Arthur_Bevan) (c. 1687–1742), Welsh lawyer and Member of Parliament - [Benjamin Bevan](/source/Benjamin_Bevan) (1773–1833), British civil engineer - [Bev Bevan](/source/Bev_Bevan) (born 1945), English drummer - [Bill Bevan](/source/Bill_Bevan) (1913–1975), American football player and coach - [Billy Bevan](/source/Billy_Bevan) (1887–1957), Australian film actor - [Brian Bevan](/source/Brian_Bevan) (1924–1991), Australian rugby player - [Bridget Bevan](/source/Bridget_Bevan) (1698–1779), Welsh philanthropist - Carl Bevan (1973–2024), British musician with [60 Ft. Dolls](/source/60_Ft._Dolls) - [Cecil Bevan](/source/Cecil_Bevan), British supporting and character actor on stage and screen - [Christopher Bevan](/source/Christopher_Bevan) (born 1937), Rhodesian sailor - [C. W. L. Bevan](/source/C._W._L._Bevan) (1920–1989), Welsh chemist and academic - [Dai Bevan](/source/Dai_Bevan), Welsh rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s - [Dai Royston Bevan](/source/Dai_Royston_Bevan) (1928–2008), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer - [David Bevan (disambiguation)](/source/David_Bevan_(disambiguation)) - [Donald Bevan](/source/Donald_Bevan) (1920–2013), American playwright and caricaturist - [Edward Bevan (disambiguation)](/source/Edward_Bevan_(disambiguation)) - [Edwyn Bevan](/source/Edwyn_Bevan) (1870–1943), English philosopher and historian - [Ellis Bevan](/source/Ellis_Bevan) (born 2000), Welsh rugby union player - [Emily Bevan](/source/Emily_Bevan) (born 1982), English actress - [Fiona Bevan](/source/Fiona_Bevan), English singer-songwriter - [Francis Bevan](/source/Francis_Bevan) (1840–1919), English banker - [Frederick Bevan](/source/Frederick_Bevan) (1856–1939), singer and songwriter in UK and teacher in South Australia - [G. Phillips Bevan](/source/G._Phillips_Bevan) (1829–1889), English statistician - [Gloria Bevan](/source/Gloria_Bevan), New Zealand writer - [Hal Bevan](/source/Hal_Bevan) (1930–1968), American baseball player - [Hilary Bevan Jones](/source/Hilary_Bevan_Jones) (born 1952), British television producer - [James Bevan (rugby union)](/source/James_Bevan_(rugby_union)) (1856–1938), Wales rugby union captain - [James David Bevan](/source/James_David_Bevan) (born 1959), British High Commissioner to India - [Joe Bevan](/source/Joe_Bevan) (born 2004), Scottish footballer - [John Bevan (disambiguation)](/source/John_Bevan_(disambiguation)) - [Keira Bevan](/source/Keira_Bevan) (born 1997), Welsh rugby union player - [Latalia Bevan](/source/Latalia_Bevan) (born 2001), Welsh gymnast - [Llewellyn David Bevan](/source/Llewellyn_David_Bevan) (1842–1918), Welsh Congregationalist minister in the US and Australia - [Mary Ann Bevan](/source/Mary_Ann_Bevan) (1874–1933), English sideshow attraction - [Mathew Bevan](/source/Mathew_Bevan) (born 1973), British hacker - [Maurice Bevan](/source/Maurice_Bevan) (1921–2006), British baritone and composer - [Michael Bevan](/source/Michael_Bevan) (born 1970), Australian cricketer - [Michael W. Bevan](/source/Michael_W._Bevan) (born 1952), New Zealand biologist and professor - [Myer Bevan](/source/Myer_Bevan) (born 1997), New Zealand footballer - [Natalie Bevan](/source/Natalie_Bevan) (1909–2007), British artist - [Nick Bevan](/source/Nick_Bevan) (1942–2014), British rowing coach and school headmaster - [Paul Bevan](/source/Paul_Bevan) (born 1984), Australian footballer - [R. A. Bevan](/source/R._A._Bevan) (1901–1974), British advertising pioneer - [Robert Bevan (artist)](/source/Robert_Bevan_(artist)) (1865–1925), British painter, draughtsman and lithographer, father of R. A. Bevan - [Robert Cooper Lee Bevan](/source/Robert_Cooper_Lee_Bevan) (1809–1890), British banker - [Scott Bevan](/source/Scott_Bevan) (born 1979), English footballer - [Scott Bevan (journalist)](/source/Scott_Bevan_(journalist)) (born 1964), Australian journalist - [Sid Bevan](/source/Sid_Bevan) (1877–1933), Wales and British Lions rugby union player - [Silvanus Bevan](/source/Silvanus_Bevan) (1691–1765), Welsh apothecary - [Sophie Bevan](/source/Sophie_Bevan) (born 1983), British lyric soprano - [Stewart Bevan](/source/Stewart_Bevan) (1948–2022), British actor - [Stuart Bevan](/source/Stuart_Bevan) (1872–1935), British politician and barrister - [Taylor Bevan](/source/Taylor_Bevan) (born 2001), Welsh boxer - [Thomas Bevan (disambiguation)](/source/Thomas_Bevan_(disambiguation)) - [Tim Bevan](/source/Tim_Bevan) (born 1958), New Zealand film producer - [Tony Bevan](/source/Tony_Bevan) (born 1951), British painter - [Vince Bevan](/source/Vince_Bevan), Canadian policeman - [William Bevan (disambiguation)](/source/William_Bevan_(disambiguation)) ## See also - [Beavan](/source/Beavan) - [Beaven](/source/Beaven) - [Bevin (disambiguation)](/source/Bevin_(disambiguation)) - [Bevins](/source/Bevins) - [Bevanism](/source/Bevanism) v t e Surnames associated with the given name John Celtic Bevan Beavan Bevin Bevins Evans Mac Eoin MacShane McShane McShain McKeown McKeon McKone McCune McCunn MacEwen McKeen McKean Sion Germanic Jahnke Jäncke Jane Janes Janke Jayne Jaynes John: fitz John Jansen Jansen Janssens Janson Jansons Jansson Jensen Jenson Jenssen Johannes John Johns Johnsen (Johnson: surname, list) Johnsson Johanson Johansson (Jones: surname, list) Jonson Jonsson Jönsson Jónsson/Jónsdóttir Johnston Johnstone Hans: Anson Hansen/Hanssen Hanson Hansson Romance Ibáñez Romanian: Iohannis Ion Ionel Ionescu/Ionesco Ivanovici Ivașcu Slavic Ivan Ivanenko Ivanik Ivanishchev Ivanko Ivanković Ivanov/Ivanoff Ivanovsky/Ivanovski/Iwanowski Ivanyuk /Ivaniuk Ivashchenko Ivashkevich/Iwaszkiewicz Ivashov Ivasik Ivasiuk/Ivasyuk Ivashka/Ivashko Ivančević Ivančić Ivanić Ivanović/Ivanovich Ivanovitch Ivanusa Ivanushkin Ivashkin Ivić Ivčić Ivičić Vanin Vashchuk Vasko Jan Honzák Honzík Janáček Janas Janák Janatka Janc Janco Jančar Jančić Jancik Janczewski Janczyk Janda Jandač Jandák Jandera Jandl Jandourek Jandus Janec Janecki Janek Janeček Janetschek Janich Janíček Janičić Janicki Janik Janis Janitschek Janka Janke Janko Janković (Jankovic) Jankovič Janků Jankoski Jankovec Jankovich Jankovski Jankowicz Jankowski Jankulovski Jánoš Jánošík Janotka Janota Janouch Janoušek Janović Janowicz Janowitz Janša Jansik Janů Januš Januszczak Janyk Janyska Janza Jašek Jech Jeníček Jeník Jenista Jończy/Jończa, Jonczyk Yankovsky Yanukovych Jovan Jovančić Jovanić Jovanović Jović Jovičić Yovich Lithuanized Slavic Ivanauskas Ivaškevičius Janavičius, Jankauskas, Janušauskas Other Albanian: Gjonaj/Gjoni Armenian: Hovhannisyan, Oganessian, Oganezov etc. Arabic: Yahya Estonian/German: Jaanson Greek: Ioannides/Ioannidis/Ioannou/Giannopoulos Georgian: Ivanishvili Latvian: Ivanovs, Ivanovskis, Jankovskis Maori: Hone Name list This page or section lists people that share the same [given name](/source/Given_name) or the same [family name](/source/Family_name). 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