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. Notable people with the surname include: Albert Evers (1868 – c. 1890), English footballer Alfonso Delgado Evers (born 1942), Argentinian clergyman, Archbishop of San Juan de Cuyo (2000–2017) Alf Evers (1905–2004), US historian Bettina Evers (born 1981), German ice hockey forward Bill Evers (born 1954), American baseball player and coach Bloeme Evers-Emden (born 1926), Dutch child psychologist Bram Evers (1886–1952), Dutch track athlete Brenny Evers (born 1978), Dutch footballer Brooke Evers (born 1985), Australian television personality Caroline Evers-Swindell (born 1978), New Zealand rower Charles Evers (1922–2020), US civil rights activist, brother of Medgar Evers Christopher Evers (1564–1590), English Catholic martyred priest (also known as Christopher Bales) David Evers (born 1954), US Wildfowl carving artist Denis Evers (1913–2007), English cricketer and WWII pilot Diane Evers (born 1956), Australian tennis player Diane Evers (politician) (born 1963), Australian politician, Member of the Western Australian Legislative Council (from 2017) Edvard Evers (1853–1919), Swedish Lutheran priest and hymnwriter Edwin Evers (born 1971), Dutch drummer and radio presenter Edwin Evers (fisherman) (born 1974), American bass fisherman Floris Evers (born 1983), Dutch field hockey player Frank Evers (disambiguation) Georgina Evers-Swindell (born 1978), New Zealand rower Greg Evers (1955–2017), US politician Guy Evers (1874–1959), English rugby union player Harold Evers (1876–1937), Australian cricketer Hoot Evers (1921–1991), US baseball player Jason Evers (1922–2005), US actor Joe Evers (Joseph Francis Evers; 1891–1949), American baseball player Johnny Evers (1883–1947), US baseball player Jürgen Evers (born 1964), German track athlete Kai-Bastian Evers (born 1990), German footballer Karin Evers-Meyer (born 1949), German politician L. H. Evers (Leonard Herbert Evers; 1926–1985), Australian writer Lance Evers (born 1969), Canadian professional wrestler better known as Lance Storm Lisa Evers (born 1963), US television personality Maike Evers (born 1980), Australian fashion model and television personality Marc Evers (born 1991), Dutch Paralympic swimmer Matt Evers (born 1976), US figure skater Medgar Evers (1925–1963), US civil rights activist Meike Evers (born 1977), German rower Mervyn Evers, Archdeacon of Lahore (1940–1944) Myrlie Evers-Williams (born 1933), US civil rights activist, widow of Medgar Evers Nick Evers (1937–2013), Australian politician Nico Evers-Swindell (born 1979), New Zealand actor Raphael Evers (born 1954), Dutch Rabbi Reinbert Evers