Bevan

For the unincorporated community, see Bevan, Ohio. For the Liberty Ship SS William Bevan, see List of Liberty ships (S–Z). For former townsite in British Columbia, see Bevan, British Columbia.

Bevan

Origin
Meaning	son of Evan
Region of origin	Wales
Other names
Related names	Beavan, Bevin

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:

Given name

• Bevan Congdon (1938–2018), New Zealand cricketer
• Bevan Davies, American musician
• Bevan Docherty (born 1977), New Zealand triathlete
• Bevan Dufty (born 1955), American politician
• Bevan Eatts, Australian politician
• Bevan French (born 1996), Australian rugby league footballer
• Bevan George (born 1977), Australian hockey player
• Bevan Griggs (born 1978), New Zealand cricketer
• Bevan Hari (born 1975), New Zealand field hockey player
• Bevan Kapisi (born 1981), Samoan footballer
• Bevan Meredith (1927–2019), Australian Anglican archbishop of Papua New Guinea
• Bevan Rodd (born 2000), Scottish rugby union player
• Bevan Sharpless (1904–1950), American astronomer
• Bevan Slattery, Australian technology entrepreneur
• Bevan Spencer von Einem (born 1946), Australian child killer and suspected serial killer
• Bevan Wilson (rugby union, born 1956), New Zealand rugby union international
• Bevan Wilson (rugby, born 1927) (1927–2012), Australian rugby union international and rugby player

Surname

• Alan Bevan, Canadian bagpipe player
• Alonza Bevan (born 1970), English bass player
• Aneurin Bevan (1897–1960), Welsh politician
• Arthur Bevan (c. 1687–1742), Welsh lawyer and Member of Parliament
• Benjamin Bevan (1773–1833), British civil engineer
• Bev Bevan (born 1945), English drummer
• Bill Bevan (1913–1975), American football player and coach
• Billy Bevan (1887–1957), Australian film actor
• Brian Bevan (1924–1991), Australian rugby player
• Bridget Bevan (1698–1779), Welsh philanthropist
• Carl Bevan (1973–2024), British musician with 60 Ft. Dolls
• Cecil Bevan, British supporting and character actor on stage and screen
• Christopher Bevan (born 1937), Rhodesian sailor
• C. W. L. Bevan (1920–1989), Welsh chemist and academic
• Dai Bevan, Welsh rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s
• Dai Royston Bevan (1928–2008), Welsh rugby union and rugby league footballer
• Daniel Bevan (born 1979), advertising executive, inventor and technology entrepreneur
• David Bevan (disambiguation)
• Donald Bevan (1920–2013), American playwright and caricaturist
• Edward Bevan (disambiguation)
• Edwyn Bevan (1870–1943), English philosopher and historian
• Ellis Bevan (born 2000), Welsh rugby union player
• Emily Bevan (born 1982), English actress
• Fiona Bevan, English singer-songwriter
• Frederick Bevan (1856–1939), singer and songwriter in UK and 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 (born 1952), British television producer
• James Bevan (1856–1938), Wales rugby union captain
• James David Bevan (born 1959), British High Commissioner to India
• Joe Bevan (born 2004), Scottish footballer
• John Bevan (disambiguation)
• Keira Bevan (born 1997), Welsh rugby union player
• Latalia Bevan (born 2001), Welsh gymnast
• Llewellyn David Bevan (1842–1918), Welsh Congregationalist minister in the US and Australia
• Mary Ann Bevan (1874–1933), English sideshow attraction
• Mathew Bevan (born 1973), British hacker
• Maurice Bevan (1921–2006), British baritone and composer
• Michael Bevan (born 1970), Australian cricketer
• Michael W. Bevan (born 1952), New Zealand biologist and professor
• Myer Bevan (born 1997), New Zealand footballer
• Natalie Bevan (1909–2007), British artist
• Nick Bevan (1942–2014), British rowing coach and school headmaster
• Paul Bevan (born 1984), Australian footballer
• R. A. Bevan (1901–1974), advertising pioneer
• Robert Bevan (artist) (1865–1925), British painter, draughtsman and lithographer, father of R. A. Bevan
• Robert Cooper Lee Bevan (1809–1890), British banker
• Scott Bevan (born 1979), English footballer
• Scott Bevan (journalist) (born 1964), Australian journalist
• Sid Bevan (1877–1933), Wales and British Lions rugby union player
• Silvanus Bevan (1691–1765), Welsh apothecary
• Sophie Bevan (born 1983), British lyric soprano
• Stewart Bevan (1948–2022), British actor
• Stuart Bevan (1872–1935), British politician and barrister
• Taylor Bevan (born 2001), Welsh boxer
• Thomas Bevan (disambiguation)
• Tim Bevan (born 1958), New Zealand film producer
• Tony Bevan (born 1951), British painter
• Vince Bevan, Canadian policeman
• William Bevan (disambiguation)

See also

• Beavan
• Beaven
• Bevin (disambiguation)
• Bevins
• Bevanism