Spanish (Ávalos): habitational name from Ábalos, a
place near Haro in Soria province, on the edge of the Basque
country. A Basque origin of the place name has been suggested,
involving the stem abar- ‘kermes oak’, but this is highly
conjectural.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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