Last Name AVERY

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Meaning The son of Avery. The name was derived from the French name Alfred.
From 'Aimhrea' (the 'mh' having the sound of 'v'), denoting contention or disagreement. It may be from 'Avery,' a granary, or from 'Aviarius,' Latin, a bird-keeper.
Origin English, Gaelic, French

Rank 840 (2000 US census) 775 (1990 US census)
Count 37,440 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 72.69%, or 27215 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 23.06%, or 8634 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.44%, or 165 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.73%, or 273 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.67%, or 625 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.42%, or 532 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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