Last Name AVIS

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Meaning	The son of Avis, originally Hawisia or Hawoyse. This very soon settled into Avicia, Avice, or Avis. 'Avis,' in French, is a projector, schemer, busy-body. 'Avus,' Latin, a grandfather, ancestor. 'Avis,' a bird.

Origin	English, Jewish, Portuguese

Rank	12,004 (2000 US census)	13,590 (1990 US census)

Count	2,388 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that

81.99%, or 1958 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
10.51%, or 251 total occurrences, as black,
1.05%, or 25 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
0.42%, or 10 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
1.59%, or 38 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
4.44%, or 106 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.

As with many things that are 'Russian,' neither child nor his parents has much choice in picking the name. It is purely patronymic and generally predefined at the time when the child is born or even rather conceived. The name is derived from the child's father's first...

Scottish surnames

Scottish last names divide themselves into two classes: Highland and Lowland.
In very few instances the names were considered before the eleventh century. They became significantly better known only since the thirteen century.
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Ukrainian middle names

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