# Evan vs Evans

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Evan
*name · IPA /ˈɛ.vən/ · frequency rank #9,744*
A male given name from Welsh Ifan, equivalent to English John.

### Evans
*name · IPA /ˈɛvənz/ · frequency rank #4,943*
A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic] common in Wales, derived from the given name Evan (or Ifan in Welsh).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/evan-vs-evans