Bevan Meaning son of Evan Region of origin Wales Related names Beavan, Bevin
Bevan is a name of Welsh origin, derived from ab Ifan meaning "son of Evan " (Ifan being a variant of Ieuan , the Welsh equivalent of John ). Notable people with the name include:
First name
Bevan Congdon (1938–2018), New Zealand cricketerBevan Davies , American musicianBevan Docherty (born 1977), New Zealand athleteBevan Dufty (born 1955), American politicianBevan George (born 1977), Australian hockey playerBevan Griggs (born 1978), New Zealand cricketerBevan Hari (born 1975), New Zealand hockey playerBevan Meredith (1927–2019), Australian Anglican archbishop of Papua New GuineaBevan Sharpless (1904–1950), American astronomerBevan Slattery , Australian technology entrepreneurBevan Spencer von Einem (born 1946), Australian criminal
Surname
Alan Bevan , Canadian bagpipe playerAlonza Bevan (born 1970), English bass playerAneurin "Nye" Bevan (1897–1960), British Labour Party politicianBenjamin Bevan (1773–1833), British civil engineerBev Bevan (born 1945), English drummerBill Bevan , American football player and coachBilly Bevan , Australian film actorBrian Bevan (1924–1991), Australian rugby playerBridget Bevan (1698–1779), Welsh philanthropistChristopher Bevan (born 1937), Rhodesian sailorC. W. L. Bevan (1920–1989), Welsh chemist and academicDavid Gilroy Bevan (1928–1996), English politicianDonald Bevan (1920–2013), American playwright and caricaturistEdward Bevan (disambiguation) , multiple peopleEdwyn Bevan (1870–1943), English philosopher and historianEmily Bevan (born 1982), English actressFrederick Bevan (1856–1939), singer and songwriter in UK and teacher in South AustraliaG. Phillips Bevan (1829–1889), English statisticianGloria Bevan , New Zealand writerHal Bevan (1930–1968), American baseballerHilary Bevan Jones (born 1952), British television producerJames Bevan (1856–1938), Wales rugby union captainJames David Bevan (born 1959), British High Commissioner to IndiaJohn Bevan (disambiguation) , multiple peopleJohn Bevan (cricketer) (1846–1918), Australian cricketerJohn Bevan (rugby) (born 1950), Welsh rugby union and rugby league playerJohn Bevan (rugby union) (1948–1986), Welsh international rugby union playerJohn Bevan (politician) (1837–1911), New Zealand politicianJohn Bevan (British Army officer) (1894–1978), World War II deception expertJohn M. Bevan (1924–2000), American academic and innovatorJohn Bevan (figure skater) (born 1976), American figure skaterJohn Bevan (musician) (born 1938), English clarinettist, saxophonist, conductorLatalia Bevan (born 2001), Welsh gymnastLlewellyn David Bevan (1842–1918), Welsh Congregationalist minister in US and AustraliaMary Ann Bevan (1874–1933), English sideshow attractionMatthew Bevan (born 1973), British criminalMaurice Bevan (1921–2006), British baritone and composerMichael Bevan (born 1970), Australian cricketerMyer Bevan (born 1997), New Zealand footballerNatalie Bevan (1909–2007), British artistNick Bevan (1942–2014), British rowing coach and school headmasterPaul Bevan (born 1984), Australian footballerR. A. Bevan (1901–1974), advertising pioneerRobert Polhill Bevan (1865–1925), artist, father of R. A. BevanScott Bevan (born 1979), English footballerScott Bevan (journalist) (born 1964), Australian journalistSid Bevan (1877–1933), Wales and British Lions rugby union playerSilvanus Bevan (1691–1765), Welsh apothecaryStewart Bevan (1948–2022), British actorThomas Bevan (cricketer) (1900–1942), English cricketer and British Army officerTim Bevan (born 1958), New Zealand film producerTony Bevan (painter) (born 1951), painterVince Bevan , Canadian policemanWilliam Bevan aka Burial (musician) , English electronic musician.
William Bevan (sloopmaster) , Hudson's Bay Company explorerWilliam Bevan (psychologist) , a former president of the American Psychological AssociationWilson Lloyd Bevan (1866–1935), an American historianCarl Bevan , British musician (1973-2024)
See also
Surnames associated with the given name
John Celtic Germanic Romance East/West Slavic South Slavic Other
