Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
AVERILL
There are approximately 771 people named Averill in the UK. That makes it the 8,343rd most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 12 are named Averill.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Related and similar surnames
AverellAvenell
Avril
Avarill
Averail
Averall
Averal
Avaril
Averel
Averalla
Averella
Averele
Avarall
Avereel
Avarel
Averals
Averaile
Auverill
Averala
Averalo
Averela
Aferal
Avaral
The Averill surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
(origin: Local) A corruption of Haverhill, the aspirate being dropped. Haverill is a town in Suffolk, England, so named from the Dutch Hyver, Teut., Haber, oats, and hill--the hill sown with oats.