It was among those Anglo-Saxon tribes that once ruled over Britain that the name Averett was formed. The name was derived from the Germanic personal nameEberhard. Averett is a patronymic surname, which belongs to the category of hereditary surnames. Many patronymic surnames were formed by adopting the given name of an ancestor of the bearer, while others came from popular religious names, and from the names of secular heroes. The surname Averett comes from the Germanic given name Eberhard, which was composed of the elements eber and hard, which mean wild boar and brave, hardy, or strong. This surname first appeared in England in Wiltshire, where members of this family had lived since before the Norman invasion of 1066.
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Early Origins of the Averett family
The surname Averett was first found in Wiltshire where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.
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Early History of the Averett family
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Averett Spelling Variations
Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Averett include Everett, Everatt, Everet and others.
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Early Notables of the Averett family
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Averett Ranking
In the United States, the name Averett is the 8,413rd most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1
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Migration of the Averett family
Thousands of English families boarded ships sailing to the New World in the hope of escaping the unrest found in England at this time. Although the search for opportunity and freedom from persecution abroad took the lives of many because of the cramped conditions and unsanitary nature of the vessels, the opportunity perceived in the growing colonies of North America beckoned. Many of the settlers who survived the journey went on to make important contributions to the transplanted cultures of their adopted countries. The Averett were among these contributors, for they have been located in early North American records: Clement Everet who settled in Virginia in 1654; John Everet settled in New England in 1654; Andrew Everett settled in Maine in 1630; Christopher Everett settled in Virginia in 1635.
Contemporary Notables of the name Averett (post 1700)
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Thomas Hamlet Averett (1800-1855), American politician, Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia (1849-1853)
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