'''Evers''' is a Low German and Dutch patronymic surname meaning "son of Evert/Everhard" (High German Eberhard, English Everard). Variants include ''Everse'', ''Everts'' and ''Evertsz''. In 2000, there were about 10,000 people sharing the Evers surname in the United States.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Evers|first=Byron L.|url=https://archive.org/details/eversearlysettle00ever/page/n9/mode/2up|title=Evers: Early Settlers in Southern Illinois|publisher=Marquette Books LLC|year=2000|isbn=978-0-9816018-2-3|location=Spokane, Washington|pages=vii}}</ref>
Notable people with the surname include:
* Albert Evers (1868 – c. 1890), English footballer * Alfonso Delgado Evers (born 1942), Argentinian clergyman * Alf Evers (1905–2004), American historian * Bettina Evers (born 1981), German ice hockey forward * Bill Evers (born 1954), American baseball player and coach * Bloeme Evers-Emden (1926–2016), Dutch child psychologist * Bram Evers (1886–1952), Dutch track athlete * Brenny Evers (born 1978), Dutch footballer * Brooke Evers (born 1985), Australian television personality * Caroline Evers-Swindell (born 1978), New Zealand rower * Charles Evers (1922–2020), American civil rights activist, brother of Medgar * Christopher Evers (1564–1590), English Catholic martyred priest * Denis Evers (1913–2007), English cricketer and WWII pilot * Diane Evers (born 1956), Australian tennis player * Diane Evers (politician) (born 1963), Australian politician * Edvard Evers (1853–1919), Swedish priest and hymnwriter * Edwin Evers (born 1971), Dutch drummer and radio presenter * Edwin Evers (fisherman) (born 1974), American bass fisherman * Floris Evers (born 1983), Dutch field hockey player * Frank Evers (disambiguation) * Georgina Evers-Swindell (born 1978), New Zealand rower * Greg Evers (1955–2017), American politician * Guy Evers (1874–1959), English rugby player * Harold Evers (1876–1937), Australian cricketer * Hoot Evers (1921–1991), American baseball player * Jason Evers (1922–2005), American actor * Joe Evers (1891–1949), American baseball player * Johnny Evers (1883–1947), American baseball player * Jürgen Evers (born 1964), German athlete * Kai-Bastian Evers (born 1990), German footballer * Karin Evers-Meyer (born 1949), German politician * L. H. Evers (1926–1985), Australian writer * Lance Evers (born 1969), Canadian wrestler known as Lance Storm * Lisa Evers (born 1963), American television personality * Maike Evers (born 1980), Australian fashion model and television personality * Marc Evers (born 1991), Dutch Paralympic swimmer * Matt Evers (born 1976), American figure skater * Medgar Evers (1925–1963), American civil rights activist * Meike Evers (born 1977), German rower * Mervyn Evers, Archdeacon of Lahore (1940–1944) * Myrlie Evers-Williams (born 1933), American civil rights activist, widow of Medgar * Nick Evers (1937–2013), Australian politician * Nico Evers-Swindell (born 1979), New Zealand actor * Raphael Evers (born 1954), Dutch Rabbi * Reinbert Evers (1949–2022), German musician * Richard Evers (born 1959), Canadian publisher, programmer, technology consultant and author * Sean Evers (born 1977), English footballer * Sean Evers (born 1975), American tattoo artist * Shoshanna Evers (1980–2021), American author of erotic romance * Stefan Evers (born 1979), German politician * Stuart Evers (born 1976), British novelist, short story writer and critic * Sybil Evers (1904–1963), English singer and actress * Ties Evers (born 1991), Dutch footballer * Tom Evers (1852–1925), American baseball player * Tony Evers (born 1951), American politician and educator * Williamson Evers (born c. 1949), American education activist, educator, politician
==Fictional characters== * Bob Evers, main character of a 35-volume children's book series by Willy van der Heide * Lily Evers, maiden name of Harry Potter's mother in the Dutch translation ("Evans" in original) * Jim Evers, a character in the 2003 film ''The Haunted Mansion'' * Tony "Duke" Evers, character in "Rocky" series of films *Michael Evers, a character in the film TiMER *Susan Evers Hayley Mills & Mitch Evers Brian Keith; One of the twin sisters, and the father of the twins, in the original Disney movie ''The Parent Trap'' (1961)
==See also== *Jan Everse Sr (1922–1974), Dutch footballer *Jan Everse (born 1954), Dutch footballer *Ever (disambiguation) *Everts (disambiguation) *Ewers
== References == {{Reflist}}{{surname|Evers}}
Category:Dutch-language surnames Category:German-language surnames Category:Patronymic surnames