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Evans en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɛvənz/

Meanings

1. (form-of, plural) plural of Evan
   form of Evan
2. (countable) A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic] common in Wales, derived from the given name Evan (or Ifan in Welsh).
   • ICE arrested Old Orchard Beach Police Department reserve Officer Jon Luke Evans, of Jamaica, on July 25, as part of the agency’s effort to step up immigration enforcement. Officials with the town and police department have said federal authorities previously told them Evans was legally authorized to work in the U.S. 2025 August 18, Patrick Whittle, “Maine police officer arrested by ICE agrees to voluntarily leave the country”, in AP News:
3. (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A city (home rule municipality) in Weld County, Colorado.
4. (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A census-designated place in Columbia County, Georgia.
5. (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ A town in Erie County, New York.
6. (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A number of places in the United States: ▸ An unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia.
7. (abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable) A placename ▸ Ellipsis of Evans County.
   alt of Evans County

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Deriveds

Evans County · Evans Head · Evansburg · Evans syndrome · Evans Plains · Evanston