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Surname Etymology and Meaning of AVEY

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Name meanings and etymologies are often disputed. The information here is compiled from freely available sources, and no claims whatsoever are made for accuracy, either historical or etymological.

1. English (mainly East Anglia and southern counties): unexplained.
2. Possibly a shortened form of Mac Avey, a variant of McEvoy and McVey.
3. Possibly an altered form of French Hévé.
4. Alternatively, perhaps, an Americanized form of German Ewig.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names (2003)