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.
Discover how your Avery ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 3 |
| Buckinghamshire | 179 |
| Berkshire | 47 |
| Cambridgeshire | 10 |
| Channel Islands | 8 |
| Cheshire | 45 |
| Cornwall | 118 |
| Cumberland | 7 |
| Derbyshire | 59 |
| Devon | 685 |
| Dorset | 39 |
| Durham | 219 |
| Essex | 207 |
| Gloucestershire | 227 |
| Hampshire | 305 |
| Herefordshire | 2 |
| Hertfordshire | 24 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 16 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 420 |
| Lancashire | 225 |
| Leicestershire | 30 |
| Lincolnshire | 33 |
| London | 1,099 |
| Middlesex | 293 |
| Northumberland | 158 |
| Norfolk | 20 |
| Northamptonshire | 48 |
| Nottinghamshire | 97 |
| Oxfordshire | 70 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 16 |
| Shropshire | 7 |
| Suffolk | 29 |
| Somerset | 195 |
| Surrey | 259 |
| Sussex | 394 |
| Staffordshire | 64 |
| Warwickshire | 347 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 91 |
| Worcestershire | 185 |
| Yorkshire | 255 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 5 |
| Cardiganshire | 1 |
| Carnarvonshire | 2 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 3 |
| Flintshire | 1 |
| Glamorgan | 117 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 83 |
| Pembrokeshire | 5 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| School | 650 |
| Farm Labourer | 73 |
| Private Means | 55 |
| General Labourer | 44 |
| None | 42 |
| General Servant (domestic) | 41 |
| Labourer | 35 |
| Laundress | 30 |
| Farmer | 27 |
| Dressmaker | 26 |
| At School | 24 |
| Clerk | 23 |
| House Painter | 22 |
| Coal Miner Hewer | 22 |
| Domestic Servant | 20 |
| Cook (domestic) | 19 |
| Old Age Pensioner | 17 |
| Carman | 16 |
| Butcher | 16 |
| Errand Boy | 16 |
| Housemaid (domestic) | 16 |
| House Keeper | 15 |
| Nil | 15 |
| Scholar | 15 |
| Charwoman | 14 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Avery | 2,670 |
| Mary Avery | 2,168 |
| John Avery | 2,028 |
| Elizabeth Avery | 1,583 |
| Thomas Avery | 1,326 |
| George Avery | 1,176 |
| Sarah Avery | 1,011 |
| James Avery | 986 |
| Charles Avery | 848 |
| Ann Avery | 766 |
| Henry Avery | 650 |
| Jane Avery | 648 |
| Joseph Avery | 528 |
| Eliza Avery | 527 |
| Emma Avery | 513 |
| Alice Avery | 471 |
| Annie Avery | 459 |
| Frederick Avery | 440 |
| Ellen Avery | 419 |
| Robert Avery | 393 |
| Emily Avery | 390 |
| Edward Avery | 389 |
| Richard Avery | 383 |
| Alfred Avery | 355 |
| Arthur Avery | 340 |
| 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 |
The surname Avery is the most popular version of all its varients