# Evans

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɛvənz/ · frequency rank #4,943

## Definitions
1. A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic] common in Wales, derived from the given name Evan (or Ifan in Welsh).
2. A placename
3. A placename
4. A placename
5. A placename
6. A placename

## Easily confused with
- **even** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/evans-vs-even)
- **Ewan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/evans-vs-ewan)
- **event** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/evans-vs-event)
- **evils** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/evans-vs-evils)
- **Evers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/evans-vs-evers)
- **evens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/evans-vs-evens)
- **events** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/evans-vs-events)
- **EVA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eva-vs-evans)
- **EAS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eas-vs-evans)
- **ears** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ears-vs-evans)
- **eats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eats-vs-evans)
- **Evan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/evan-vs-evans)
- **Egan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/egan-vs-evans)
- **eval** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eval-vs-evans)
- **earns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/earns-vs-evans)
- **evade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/evade-vs-evans)

## Common misspellings (7)
`eavns`, `evanns`, `evanss`, `evasn`, `evnas`, `evvans`, `veans`

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