Evans
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Surname: Evans
Branch: Evans
Origins: Irish
More Info: Ireland
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Background: Usually a Welsh name;occasionally an anglicized form of the rare O' hEimhin of Ormond: this is derived from a word meaning swift. The Evans surname is common in Britian and were used as the anglicized form of Gaelic Irish surnames. In this case, Evans represents the older Gaelic name O'Hevine which is now obsolete. Evan is he Welsh form of John, dating from about 1500.
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 Motto: Pro libertate patriœ, For the liberty of my country. View the Heraldry Dictionary for help.
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Name Variations: Evans, Evens, Evins, Heaven, Heavens.
References:One or more of the following publications has been referenced for this article.The General Armory; Sir Bernard Burke - 1842.
A Handbook of Mottoes; C.N. Elvin - 1860.
Irish Families, Their Names, Arms & Origins; Edward MacLysaght - 1957.
The Surnames of Ireland; Edward MacLynsaght - 1957.
The Book of Irish Families Great and Small.
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