Every Surname
Approximately 3,450 people bear this surname
Every Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Avery'; v. Every. Avery is strongly represented in the United States, especially in Boston. This is easily accounted for. Jacob Averie (aged 33) and George Averie (aged 33) sailed for Virginia in 1635.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,810 | 1:200,254 | 19,700 |
| England | 641 | 1:86,924 | 9,485 |
| Australia | 355 | 1:76,044 | 8,891 |
| Iran | 109 | 1:704,427 | 36,922 |
| South Africa | 81 | 1:668,861 | 48,796 |
| Netherlands | 71 | 1:237,848 | 31,022 |
| Wales | 65 | 1:47,608 | 4,483 |
| Canada | 60 | 1:614,093 | 50,489 |
| Aruba | 51 | 1:2,029 | 300 |
| New Zealand | 46 | 1:98,442 | 13,260 |
| India | 40 | 1:19,176,635 | 286,670 |
| Bermuda | 15 | 1:4,352 | 690 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| Curaçao | 14 | 1:11,232 | 389 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Barbados | 2 | 1:143,724 | 1,981 |
| Northern Ireland | 2 | 1:922,518 | 18,701 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 422 | 1:57,762 | 6,802 |
| Wales | 37 | 1:42,390 | 2,234 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:8,164 | 1,328 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 339 | 1:148,138 | 13,775 |
Every (611) may also be a first name.
Every Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Avery'; v. Every. Avery is strongly represented in the United States, especially in Boston. This is easily accounted for. Jacob Averie (aged 33) and George Averie (aged 33) sailed for Virginia in 1635. Others of the same name followed, (v. Hotten's Lists of Emigrants.)
Hugh fil. Auveray, Nottinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Ralph Averey, Oxfordshire, ibid.
1541. Ralphe, son of Mr. Averson, Cumberland, Univ. Oxf.
1609. Married — Mathewe Averson and Elizabeth Phillippes: St. Michael, Cornhill.
1621. — John Burley and Mary Avarey: Marriage Lic. (London).
1780.—James Avory and Lucy Christmass: St. George, Hanover Square.
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Everard.'
Nicholas Everardsonne. Rotuli Normanniae in Turri Londinensi.
Peter Everadsonne, ibid.
Fulco fil. Everard. Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Perhaps some of our Eversons are from the abbreviated form of Everard, viz. Every.
1667. Married — Mathew Everson and Bridgitt Lasey: St. James, Clerkenwell.
Payment was made to Walter Auery, fallen in poverty, 1526 (ALHT., V, p. 306). Michael Awery or Avery was witness In Falkland, 1548 (Gaw, 8). John Awerie, portioner of Newtoun, 1596. Martha Avery in Wester Arr, 1766 (Moray). Old spellings: Avary, Averie, Awery, Every.
(English and Anglo-French-Teut.) normally the Anglo-Saxon Eferric, O.Ger. Eburic = Boar-Ruler [v. under Everard, and + Teutonic *rík- (Old English ríc(a = Gothic reik-s), ruler] (French-Latin + Celtic) belonging to Evry (Seine- et-Oise, &c.), the Latin Apriacum-Aper’s Estate [Latin Apri-, genit. of Aper = wild boar + the Latin-Gaul. poss. suff. -ác-um]
This is a name which may claim its origin with nearly equal probability from several distinct sources, which I shall briefly enumerate. I. Aviarim, a keeper of the birds. The Forest Charter (s. 14,) enacts that freemen may have in their woods "avyries of sparhawkes, falcons, eagles, and herons." II. A very, the place where forage for the king's horses was kept; either from the Latin avena, Anglo-Norman haver, oats, or from aver, a northern provincialism for a working horse. III. Alberic, a German personal name, latinized Albericus, and softened in Norman times to Aubrey.
(Gaelic.) From Aimhrea (the "mh" having the sound of "v"), denoting contention or disagreement. It may be from Avery, a granary, or from Avianus, Latin, a bird—keeper.
A Norman name. Ranulph Ivrou occurs in the Duchy, 1180; Tustin Evrie, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Prinet Evrie of Normandy had a safe conduct from Henry V. (Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm. v. 216); Ralph, Nicholas, Walter Avery of England, c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum). Of this name are the Baronets Every.
Robert Avery, of Devon, gave £25 for the defence of his country against the Spanish Armada in 1588 (Sp.).
Avery is a name also represented in Bucks, Devon, and Somerset. It occurred as Averey in Oxfordshire in the reign of Edward I. (H. R.).
Every Demographics
Average Every Salary in
United States
$42,748 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Every Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Every Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Every (Arabic: ايفيرى) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Every? popularity and diffusion
It is the 131,074th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,112,332 people. The surname Every occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Every reside; 55 percent reside in North America and 54 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 337,969th most frequently used forename throughout the world, held by 611 people.
The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 1,810 people, or 1 in 200,254. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 16 percent live, Louisiana, where 11 percent live and Michigan, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States Every occurs in 46 countries. It is also found in England, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.
Every Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Every has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Every surname grew 534 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 152 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 176 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Every Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Every last name are 13.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.94% registered with the political party.
The amount Every earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 28.17% less than the national average, earning R 170,700 per year; in United States they earn 0.93% less than the national average, earning $42,748 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.43% more than the national average, earning $52,880 CAD per year.
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Every Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Every in the Arabic language | ||
| ايفيرى | ayfyry | - |
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