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The vavra Surname

vavra Name Meaning and History

Czech and Slovak (Vávra): from a derivative of the personal name Vavrinec, Czech form of Latin Laurentius (see Lawrence). The surname is also well established in German-speaking lands.

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Distribution of vavra Families in the US in 1920
Number of vavra families
 19-35
 7-18
 1-6
 0
Compiled by Ancestry.com from the 1920 US Federal Census records

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