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
Living On Own Means 82
General Labourer 79
General Servant Domestic 52
Dress Maker 34
Housemaid Domestic 34
Farmer 30
Scholar 29
Laundress Wash 26
Cook Domestic 23
Domestic Servant 23
Agricultural Labourer 21
School 19
Bricklayer 17
Dressmaker 17
Carpenter 16
Tailoress 16
Charwoman 15
Draper Assistant 15
Stone Mason 15
Tailor 13
Gardener Domestic 13
Servant Domestic 12
Carman 11
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 11
Mason 11

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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