The mavis Surname

mavis Name Meaning and History

German: variant of Maves.

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

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The mavis name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the mavis family name as far back in history as possible.

mavis 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 mavis Families in the US in 1920

Number of mavis families

16-30

6-15

1-5

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Thread	Author	Replies
george susanna mavis[1777-1857]	Tom Kniska	47
Adolph Mavis, January 1897, Poplar Bluff, Mo.	Pam Digges	0
Lost Cemetery	bristolnotes	2
Mavis Family Genealogy	famwallace1	5
Alexander D. MAVIS b. abt. 1847 OH & 2nd wife Marian KEY in CO	Wq9t1	0
Need info	mavisny	2
Mavis, Callahan	Judy McHugh	0
Calvin Mavis	KRogers4808	1
Rosa M. Mavis/Jacob Bruno Scantlen	sewnsewnan	0
Parents of Dale Mavis	Steven Facklam	0

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