The aven Surname
aven Name Meaning and History
- Scandinavian: unexplained.
- English: variant spelling of Avon.
- German: patronymic from the Frisian personal name Ave. The surname is frequent in the areas of Oldenburg and Jeverland.
- Dutch: metonymic occupational name from Middle Dutch haven ‘pot’.
- Americanized form of French Avenne or Avoine, literally ‘oats’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a grain grower or merchant.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| AVENT/AVANCE and Variants Surname DNA Project |
 gapier66
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| Aven of Somerset Co. and Wales |
jhc193
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| Alonzo Aven Tenn./Texas ...Hubert Aven | Lori Aven | 8 |
| John Avens | Cory Mills | 1 |
| Trinda Rogers Aven - Peoria, IL |
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| Della Aven |
cattycat
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| AVENS - Mississippi to Texas |
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| ADELINE "ADDIE" AVEN -Kemper Co., MS |
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| Aven surname | Lynne | 41 |
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