Averal History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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England
Ireland

Averal is one of the many new names that came to England following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Averal family lived the Old French word Avril, meaning April. The name would have initially been given to a child born in the month of April.

Early Origins of the Averal family

The surname Averal was first found in Gloucestershire where they were granted lands by William the Conqueror for their assistance at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. They were conjecturally descended from a Norman noble, Avril, who landed with William the Conqueror.

Early History of the Averal family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Averal research. Another 59 words (4 lines of text) covering the years 1559, 1601, 1614, 1618, 1619, 1666, 1754, 1755, 1771 and 1847 are included under the topic Early Averal History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Averal Spelling Variations

Anglo-Norman names tend to be marked by an enormous number of spelling variations. This is largely due to the fact that Old and Middle English lacked any spelling rules when Norman French was introduced in the 11th century. The languages of the English courts at that time were French and Latin. These various languages mixed quite freely in the evolving social milieu. The final element of this mix is that medieval scribes spelled words according to their sounds rather than any definite rules, so a name was often spelled in as many different ways as the number of documents it appeared in. The name was spelled Averell, Averall, Avrill, Avril, Averel, Abrill and many more.

Early Notables of the Averal family

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Migration of the Averal family to Ireland

Some of the Averal family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Migration of the Averal family

Because of the political and religious discontent in England, families began to migrate abroad in enormous numbers. Faced with persecution and starvation at home, the open frontiers and generally less oppressive social environment of the New World seemed tantalizing indeed to many English people. The trip was difficult, and not all made it unscathed, but many of those who did get to Canada and the United States made important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers with Averal name or one of its variants: Mr. Averel, aged 36; who landed in New York State in 1820; Alexander Averell landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1866; followed by Arthur Averell in 1878.