| ![Show Contents]() Avent History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The surname Avent is a patronymic surname created from the Welsh personal name Lefan, or Evan, which is a cognate of the personal name John. [1] [2] Early Origins of the Avent familyThe surname Avent was first found in Herefordshire. "Exceedingly numerous in North and South Wales and in the adjacent English counties of Shropshire and Monmouth. Thence it has spread, but in rapidly diminishing numbers to the midland counties and to the south - west of England. It is absent or singularly rare in the northern counties, a line from the Humber to the Mersey sharply defining its northward extension. Not one of the coast counties, from Norfolk round to the borders of Devon, is represented in my list." [3] Early records of the family are scarce, but we did find Howell ap Yevan in the Rolls of Parliament and David ap Evan in the Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I. [4] Later, John Evens was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Suffolk in 1568 and John Evans was a Freeman of York in 1679. Jaraes Hevens was found in Suffolk in 1674. [5] Early History of the Avent familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Avent research. Another 126 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1050, 1080, 1607, 1630, 1632, 1645, 1660, 1679, 1680, 1693, 1702, 1715, 1720, 1723, 1734, 1749, 1778, 1808, 1811, 1817, 1821, 1849 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Avent History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Avent Spelling VariationsAlthough there are comparatively few Welsh surnames, they have a great many spelling variations. Variations of Welsh names began almost immediately after their acceptance within Welsh society. In the Middle Ages, it was up to priests and the few other people that recorded names in official documents to decide how to spell the names that they heard. Variations that occurred because of improper recording increased dramatically as the names were later transliterated into English. The Brythonic Celtic language of Wales, known by natives as Cymraeg, featured many highly inflected sounds that could not be properly captured by the English language. Spelling variations were, however, also carried out according to an individual's design: a branch loyalty within the family, a religious adherence, or even patriotic affiliations were all indicated by the particular variation of one's name. The spelling variations of the name Avent have included Evans, Evan, Evance, Evands, Evanson, Evason, Evens, Evenson and many more. Early Notables of the Avent familyProminent amongst the family during the late Middle Ages was Rhirid Flaith a descendant in the Evans line about 1080; Arise Evans (or Rhys or Rice Evans) (1607-1660), a Welsh prophet and fanatic; Saint Philip Evans (1645-1679), Welsh priest, declared guilty of treason and executed, one of The Forty Martyrs of England and Wales; George Evans, D.D. (1630?-1702)...
Another 57 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Avent Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Avent RankingIn the United States, the name Avent is the 8,084th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. [6]  Migration of the Avent family to Ireland
Some of the Avent family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 110 words (8 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Many Welsh joined the great migrations to North America in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Like their Scottish and Irish neighbors, many Welsh families left their homeland hoping to find hope and prosperity in a land that the English did not exercise a tight rule over. Those Welsh immigrants that successfully traveled to North America went on to make significant contributions to the rapid development of both Canada and the United States in terms of the settling of land and the establishment of industry. They also added to the rich cultural heritage of both countries. An examination into the immigration and passenger lists has discovered a number of people bearing the name Avent:
Avent Settlers in United States in the 20th Century- Charles Avent, aged 1, who settled in America, in 1910
- Elizabeth Avent, aged 32, who landed in America, in 1910
- Henry Avent, aged 5, who immigrated to the United States, in 1910
- James Avent, aged 40, who settled in America, in 1910
- Margaret Avent, aged 7, who immigrated to the United States, in 1910
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Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include: Avent Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century- Mrs. Ann Avent, (b. 1782), aged 46 born in St. Austell, Cornwall, UK convicted in Devon on 15th January 1828, sentenced for 7 years for stealing bedding, transported aboard the ship "Boreno" in 1828 to Van Diemen's Land, Tasmania, Australia [7]
- Mr. Samuel Avent, English convict who was convicted in Devon, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Elphinstone" on 27th May 1837, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) [8]
| Contemporary Notables of the name Avent (post 1700) | + |
- Mayna Treanor Avent (1865-1959), American artist who ownded a summer studio in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park near Elkmont, Tennessee
- James Monroe Avent (1895-1995), American Standard Oil executive based in China from 1919 to 1949
- Tony Avent, American horticulturist and plantsman
- Anthony Avent (b. 1969), retired American professional NBA basketball player
- Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
- Arthur, William , An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. London: 1857. Print
- Guppy, Henry Brougham, Homes of Family Names in Great Britain. 1890. Print.
- Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
- Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 30th May 2018). Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/tasmanian_convicts_cornish.pdf
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 18th March 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/elphinstone
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