Hello, I enjoyed reading this comprehensive answer to the surname Evert. Perhaps you could help me with my surname "Dauwe." My ancestor, John (probably Johann) Dauwe was born in the Kingdom of Hannover. It doesn't seem that common of a German name. Perhaps it was originally from The Netherlands? I would love to know more about the name Dauwe. Jeanne in Phoenix -----Original Message----- From: Brigitte Jahnke <brigitte@brigittejahnke.com> To: germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com Sent: Sun, Apr 3, 2011 1:28 pm Subject: Re: [G-P-L] "Post card" CHG "commonality of names" Hello Julia, the most easiest: the name Evert comes from an old German given: Eberhard. hort forms in Germany are: Evert, Everd, Everdt, Ewert, Ewerd, Ewerdt, berd, Eberdt. It's always pronounced in the same was, although its written in a ifferent way. Most comon surnames are today: Evert: most people live in North-Eastern Germany, also in the Hannover rea, almost none in Southern Germany werd: all over Germany, very few in Bavaria, rather huge concentration n Pommern and the eastern parts of Mecklenburg. wert: comcentration in Pommern and Hannover area, most parts of Germany ew families of this name bert: most frequent of these names, in all German areas, most in the hein-Hessen, Franken, Hohenlohe, and Rhein-Neckar area. s far as I know there is a big chance that your Ewert originate from ecklenburg or Pommern. In Germany it's a normal surname, nothing xciting and nothing rare. ven had a Ewert classmate at primary school, don't know where she is today. There is also a request, unfortunately Terri didn't give her address: Terri schrieb am 29.04.2010: /Looking for Ewerts may have come from Karlsdorf. My Grandpa is Frank orn 22-3-1880. Came to South and North Dakota. Paper trail in USA is on existent. Franks parents were Frank and Julianna (Mielke)Ewert. Also ent by Ebert and Evertt. Heard they were from a villiage near Frankfort r Berlin. Can anyone help. / rigitte Am 03.04.2011 21:45, schrieb juliasgenes: Greetings, Brigette ~ I'm wondering about EWERT. I was told once by a German tourist to the US that t's found in the low lands not far from the coast and it's not that common. For instance, I'm wondering if the EWERTs seen in Cleveland before the arrival f my GF in 1891 may have been some of his relatives. If it's a fairly common ame, maybe not. If it's uncommon, maybe so? I read where the name refers to a trong boar (or in my case, a weak bore? .^_^.) (A brother followed GF to Cleveland in 1892, then his parents, 2 married isters, and 2 teen brothers all came in 1899. That's all of the family that I now of so far.) Thank you! For all the latest News, please visit our Homepage: http://www.germanyroots.com Please visit and participate in our new forum ttp://www.germanyroots.com/phpBB3/ ------------------------------ o unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com ith the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of he message