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 759
Agricultural Labourer 87
General Labourer 75
Labourer 44
Dress Maker 40
Domestic Servant 35
Living On Own Means 34
Farmer 33
Laundress 32
Coal Miner 30
General Servant 25
Carpenter 24
Farm Servant 24
Farm Labourer 21
Living On Her Own Means 21
Tailor 18
Charwoman 16
General Servant Domestic 15
Baker 15
Butcher 15
Gardener 13
Machinist 13
Clerk 13
Grocer 12
Blacksmith 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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The surname Avery is the most popular version of all its varients

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