Avis Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Bedfordshire 13
Buckinghamshire 18
Berkshire 12
Cambridgeshire 19
Cheshire 10
Cornwall 9
Derbyshire 2
Devon 23
Dorset 4
Durham 6
Essex 169
Glamorgan 2
Gloucestershire 17
Hampshire 43
Hertfordshire 39
Hunts and Rutland 0
Kent 213
Lancashire 44
Lincolnshire 2
London 514
Middlesex 137
Monmouthshire 1
Northumberland 23
Norfolk 42
Northamptonshire 6
Nottinghamshire 12
Oxfordshire 2
Shropshire 2
Suffolk 64
Somerset 43
Surrey 114
Sussex 345
Staffordshire 7
Warwickshire 14
Wiltshire 4
Worcestershire 1
Yorkshire 24
Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Cumberland 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Herefordshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Leicestershire 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Westmorland 0

Avis Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Avis family

Profession Census Frequency
School 162
Farm Labourer 22
General Labourer 18
Carman 14
General Servant (domestic) 13
Gardener Domestic 13
Domestic Servant 11
None 10
Private Means 10
Gardener (domestic) 10
Scholar 10
Dress Maker 9
Housemaid (domestic) 9
Labourer 9
Laundress 8
Carpenter 7
House Painter 7
Fisherman 7
Errand Boy 6
Tailoress 6
Publican 6
Assisting In Business 5
Bricklayer Labourer 5
Soldier 5
Labourer On Farm 5

Most Frequent Forenames for Avis

Name Census Frequency
William Avis 597
Mary Avis 494
George Avis 456
John Avis 391
Elizabeth Avis 383
Thomas Avis 349
Sarah Avis 332
James Avis 303
Henry Avis 290
Ann Avis 197
Charles Avis 190
Alfred Avis 156
Alice Avis 155
Frederick Avis 148
Robert Avis 142
Jane Avis 139
Eliza Avis 128
Ellen Avis 127
Annie Avis 126
Emma Avis 122
Louisa Avis 116
Arthur Avis 114
Emily Avis 113
Richard Avis 101
Florence Avis 100

Avis Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Ives 50% 24,623
2 Eaves 60% 10,873
3 Eves 50% 10,352
4 Avis 100% 9,769
5 Aves 75% 4,725
6 Vause 20% 3,412
7 Vose 25% 3,130
8 Aviss 80% 527
9 Vise 50% 409
10 Voase 20% 379
11 Eavis 80% 377
12 Evis 75% 367
13 Vouse 20% 268
14 Vase 25% 246
15 Vos 50% 220
16 Evas 50% 201
17 Vaus 25% 153
18 Voas 25% 149
19 Avies 80% 139
20 Ivis 75% 108

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The surname Avis is the 4th most popular variant of Ives.

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