Everly
A surname that can be English and local, or in America sometimes a changed form of the German name Eberle.
The #9,910 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 94,649 Americans shares it.
Etymology
In English sources, Everly is treated as a locational surname, referring to a place in Wiltshire, England. The place-name element is likely Old English in origin, but the excerpted source does not break the name down further. A separate American source notes that Everly may also represent a spelling change of German Eberle among Pennsylvania German families.
History
The name appears in English surname lists as a place-based form, though it is not among the most common English surnames. In the United States, some bearers may descend from German immigrants whose name was adapted to Everly from Eberle, especially in areas with Pennsylvania German influence. Because both origins are plausible, the surname may have more than one independent source line.
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Fun fact
The surname is uncommon enough that modern US bearers may come from different surname traditions rather than one single family line.
From the historical record
“EVERETT and EVERTS. A corruption of Everard. EVERLY. Local A place in Wiltshire, England. EWELL. Local A town in England. Ewhttl, Cor. Br., sig- nifies high, tall EYRE. The same as Ayres or Ayre (which see). EYTINGE. (Saxon.) Local From Ey, Saxon, ig, an island, a watery place, and ing} a meadow — the meadow on the…”
— An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names