The surname Avery
A Latin patronymic surname, carried by 39,564 people in the United States.
Pronounced /ˈeɪ.və.ɹi/ 3 syllables Soundex A160 Also a first name
Origin
Latin origin
From Anglo-Norman Averay, Auveray, Alverey, from Latin Alveredus, Aluredus, from Old English Ælfræd, from ælf (“elf”) and ræd (“counsel”). Doublet of Alfred.
Avery is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
One of 91 Latin surnames on this site.
Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How common it is
2010 US Census
There were 39,564 people named Avery in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 7,804 Americans. That is up 5.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 37,440.
Who is named Avery
Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census
71% of people named Avery identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as two or more races.
- White (not Hispanic) 71%
- Black (not Hispanic) 23%
- Two or more races 2.4%
- Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
- American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
Famous Averys
19 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first
- James AveryAmerican actor (1945–2013)
- Tex AveryAmerican animator and director (1908–1980)
- Margaret AveryAmerican actress, born 1944
- Val AveryAmerican actor (1924–2009)
- George AveryAustralian athlete (1925–2006)
- Charles AveryAmerican actor and film director (1873–1926)
- Milton AveryAmerican artist (1885–1965)
- Steven AveryAmerican man convicted of murder and previously wrongly convicted of rape, born 1962
- Lloyd Avery IIAmerican actor and convicted murderer (1969-2005)
- Phyllis AveryAmerican actress (1922–2011)
- William AveryAmerican basketball player (born 1979)
- Mary Ellen AveryAmerican pediatrician (1927-2011)
Notable Averys come mostly from the United States (17) and Australia (1).
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Surnames that sound like Avery
Avery has the Soundex code A160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code A160.
Other Latin surnames
Questions
- Where does the surname Avery come from?
- From Anglo-Norman Averay, Auveray, Alverey, from Latin Alveredus, Aluredus, from Old English Ælfræd, from ælf (“elf”) and ræd (“counsel”). Doublet of Alfred.
- How common is the surname Avery?
- 39,564 people in the United States had the surname Avery in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,804 Americans. It ranked 878th of 162,253 surnames.
- What ethnicity is the surname Avery?
- In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Avery identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).
- Who is the most famous person named Avery?
- James Avery, American actor (1945–2013), followed by Tex Avery.
- Where is the surname Avery most common?
- Wikidata records people named Avery in the United States and Australia.
- How do you pronounce Avery?
- Avery is /ˈeɪ.və.ɹi/, 3 syllables.
- What type of surname is Avery?
- Avery is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
- Is the surname Avery getting more or less common?
- More common. 37,440 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 39,564 in 2010, up 5.7%.
- Is Avery also a first name?
- Yes. Avery is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.