Avery Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Avery Name Meaning: Derived from a French form of the given name 'Alfred'. Of the elements aelf 'elf' & raed 'council'.

This may indicate a leader or someone in charge,i.e 'a king'. The first recorded spelling is that of Geoffrey Aubri,dated 1273.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Avery Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Avery family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 543
Agricultural Labourer 153
Labourer 50
House Servant 42
Servant 38
Dress Maker 36
Laundress 28
Carpenter 24
House Keeper 24
Coal Miner 22
House Maid 18
Lace Maker 18
Cook 17
Carter 16
Gardener 15
General Servant 14
Shoe Maker 14
Farmer's Wife 11
Wife Of Above 11
Farm Labourer 10
Nurse 10
Stone Mason 10
Chair Maker 9
Ag Labourer 9
Charwoman 9

Avery Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Avery 100% 35,453
2 Every 80% 4,386
3 Ivory 60% 4,125
4 Overy 80% 3,869
5 Varey 40% 2,420
6 Ivery 80% 1,365
7 Avory 80% 965
8 Verey 60% 929
9 Vary 60% 600
10 Veary 60% 447
11 Vearey 50% 332
12 Very 80% 227
13 Evry 60% 226
14 Avrey 60% 186
15 Averey 83% 179
16 Eavery 83% 171

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