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Evers

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Evers is a Low German and Dutch patronymic surname meaning "son of Evert/Everhard" (High German Eberhard, English Everard). Variants include Everse, Everts and Evertsz. In 2000, there were fewer than 10,000 people sharing the Evers surname among 306 million people in the United States at the time.[1]

Notable people with the surname include:

Fictional characters

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  • Bob Evers, main character of a 35-volume children's book series by Willy van der Heide
  • Lily Evers, maiden name of Harry Potter's mother in the Dutch translation ("Evans" in original)
  • Jim Evers, a character in the 2003 film The Haunted Mansion
  • Tony "Duke" Evers, character in "Rocky" series of films
  • Michael Evers, a character in the film TiMER
  • Susan Evers Hayley Mills & Mitch Evers Brian Keith; One of the twin sisters, and the father of the twins, in the original Disney movie The Parent Trap (1961)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Evers, Byron L. (2000). Evers: Early Settlers in Southern Illinois. Spokane, Washington: Marquette Books LLC. pp. vii. ISBN 978-0-9816018-2-3.