The name ‘Everett’ originates from England. It is derived from the English name ‘Everard’ in itself a Germanic personal name composed of the elements ‘eber’, meaning wild boar and ‘hard’ meaning brave, hardy, strong. The surname was at first found mainly in East Anglia (still one of the principal locations of the name), which was an area of heavy Norman and Breton settlement after the Conquest. This suggests that the name may be of Norman origin, but it is also thought that it may have swallowed up an unattested Old English cognate ‘Eoforheard’. Compiled information from Historical and Private archive’s has confirmed that the surname ‘Everett’ and or it’s variant’s, dates as far back as the 13th century were a ‘Nicholas fil Everadi’, from Cambridgeshire, England, is recorded on the Hundred Rolls in 1273. The exact period of settlement in North America has not been definitely determined but Information extracted from Public and Civil registry archive’s confirm that one of the first settlers was a certain ‘Robert Everett’, aged 21, a tailor by trade, from the city of London, England. He immigrated to North America in 1774, sailing from the Port of London aboard the ship named t…
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