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:
Origin | |
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Meaning | son of Evan |
Region of origin | Wales |
Other names | |
Related names | Beavan, Bevin |
First name
- Bevan Congdon (1938–), New Zealand cricketer
- Bevan Davies, American musician
- Bevan Docherty (1977–), New Zealand athlete
- Bevan Dufty (1955–), American politician
- Bevan George (1977–),Australian hockey player
- Bevan Griggs (1978–), New Zealand cricketer
- Bevan Hari (1975–), New Zealand hockey player
- Bevan Sharpless (1904–1950), American astronomer
- Bevan Slattery, Australian technology entrepreneur
- Bevan Spencer von Einem (c. 1945–), Australian criminal
Surname
- Alan Bevan, Canadian bagpipe player
- Alonza Bevan (1970–), English bass player
- Aneurin Bevan (1897–1960), British Labour Party politician
- Benjamin Bevan (1773—1833), British civil engineer
- Bev Bevan (1945–), English drummer
- Bill Bevan, American football player and coach, consensus All-American in 1934
- Billy Bevan, Australian film actor
- Brian Bevan (1924–1991), Australian rugby player
- Bridget Bevan (1698–1779), Welsh philanthropist
- Christopher Bevan (born 1937), Rhodesian sailor
- C. W. L. Bevan (1920–1989), Welsh chemist and academic
- David Gilroy Bevan (1928–1996), English politician
- Donald Bevan (1920–2013), American playwright and caricaturist
- Edward John Bevan (1856–1921), English chemist
- Edwyn Bevan (1870–1943), English philosopher and historian
- Emily Bevan (born 1982), English actress
- Frederick Bevan (1856–1939), singer and songwriter in England and singing teacher in South Australia
- G. Phillips Bevan (1829–1889), English statistician
- Gloria Bevan, New Zealand writer
- Hal Bevan (1930–1968), American baseballer
- Hilary Bevan Jones (1952–), British television producer
- James Bevan (1856–1938), Wales rugby union captain
- James David Bevan (1959–), British High Commissioner to India
- John Bevan (disambiguation), multiple people
- Latalia Bevan (born 2001), Welsh gymnast
- Llewellyn David Bevan (1842–1918), Welsh Congregationalist minister who also served in New York City, Melbourne and Adelaide
- Mary Ann Bevan (1874–1933), English sideshow attraction
- Matthew Bevan (1973–), British criminal
- Maurice Bevan (1921–2006), British baritone and composer
- Michael Bevan (1970–), Australian cricketer
- Natalie Bevan (1909 – 2007), British artist
- Nick Bevan (1942–2014), British rowing coach and school headmaster
- Paul Bevan (1984–), Australian footballer
- R.A. Bevan (1901–1974), Advertising pioneer
- Robert Polhill Bevan (1865–1925), Artist (father of R.A. Bevan)
- Scott Bevan (footballer) (1979–), English footballer
- Scott Bevan (journalist) (1964–), Australian journalist
- Sid Bevan (1877–1933), Wales and British Lion rugby union player
- Silvanus Bevan (1691–1765), apothecary
- Stewart Bevan, British actor
- Thomas Bevan (cricketer) (1900–1942), English cricketer and British Army officer
- Tim Bevan (1958–), New Zealand film producer
- Tony Bevan (painter) (1951–), painter
- Vince Bevan, Canadian policeman
- William Bevan, English electronic musician.
- William Bevan, Hudson's Bay Company explorer
- William Bevan (psychologist), a former president of the American Psychological Association
- Wilson Lloyd Bevan (1866-1935), an American historian