The avon Surname
avon Name Meaning and History
English: possibly a habitational name from a settlement on one of
the rivers or small streams called Avon or Aven. These river names
derive from the Celtic word for ‘river’, as reflected in Welsh
afon and Gaelic abhainn. The modern surname is
concentrated in Somerset and Wiltshire, England, suggesting it is
associated chiefly with the Avon river that rises on the
Gloucester-Wiltshire border and flows through Wiltshire and Somerset
into the Severn.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Threads: 10 - Messages: 18
| Thread | Author | Replies |
| John "Johnny Avon, Jr. 1939-2007 |
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| AVON Harry Ontario & BC |
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| ireland/uk Avons |
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| WW II soldier from OK |
AEmberlin
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| Catherine ( AVON ) POIRIER born about 1840 |
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| Avons from Hautes-Alpes departement, France | Gordon Bonnet | 0 |
| Family History | Theresa Avon | 1 |
| marie rose Victorine Avon ou Rose victoria Avon ou Robertine Avon | Myriam Lanctot | 0 |
| Moïse Avon | Myriam Lanctôt | 0 |
| Cleophie Avon | Claudette Fougere | 2 |
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