The Avants Surname

Avants Name Meaning and History

Perhaps a variant of English Avent.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The Avants name in History

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Avants Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of Avants Families in the US in 1920

Number of Avants families

9-16

4-8

1-3

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Thread	Author	Replies
AVANT/AVANCE and Variants Surname DNA Project	pier66	0
Avants--Ark. OK	Cheryl Skinner	26
Will D. Avant and Alice	Patsy	3
obit - Evelyn E. ZANS Avants, 1921 - 2005	LorraineGilmer02	0
Help!! I'm getting so mixed up	Billie Millsap	2
Cary & Juda AVANTS	jlowery000	1
james or thomas avant	mike avant	9
searching	linda shields	0
Annie Webb Avants 1884 Mo	PeggyWebb50	0
Walter Avants	fredmae	4

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