Avison is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Avison
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Avison

How popular is Avison?

Avison is ranked 216519 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Avison bearers increased by 5.46875 per cent in 2010 US census to 135 since 2000, the surname slipped by 2656 spots and ranked at 126765. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 91.11 92.97
Others 4.44 0
Avison is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in England. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in New Zealand. Around 1550 people have been found who wears Avison as their family name. Avison is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
615,517 Russia6
184,212 France3
12,161 Wales2
50,640 Switzerland2
17,236 Ghana1
36,678 Singapore1
77,122 Sweden1
1,704,541 India1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
5,848 Scotland92
30,613 Australia74
41,230 Spain52
Countries with hundreds of Avison:
9,495 England683
16,343 Canada226
107,977 United States205
4,294 New Zealand178

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Robert Avison worked as immigrant and hailed from Great Britain. During the great famine, 25 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Elizabeth Hamilton and arrived on November 9, 1850. Catherine Avison (28) Immigrant, Williamjohn Avison, are other Avison that migrated to US.

Comments

E
Eloise Heier
The origin of the name is Germanic etymology of the name comes from the Germanic personal name adalwiz which means noble and notify name is the name of an ancestor.

Avison Namesakes

  • Brigid Avison, Author
  • Margaret Avison, Poet

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