English: from the Anglo-Norman French personal name Auvery,
a Norman form of Alfred. It could also be from a variant of the
Anglo-Norman French personal name Aubri (see Aubrey). At
least in the case of the original Puritan settlers in New England,
there has been some confusion with Averill.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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