Everett is an English surname from the medieval given name Everard, the Germanic Eberhard, and means "brave boar" or "strong as a boar". The city of Everett in Washington state and orator Edward Everett, who spoke before Lincoln at Gettysburg, kept the name in American ears. Everett ranked number 587 in the United States in 2000, climbed from number 136 in 2015 into the top 100 in 2018 and reached number 77 among boys in 2025, its highest rank yet.