Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Averell is a variant of Averill. An origin associated with Averill is Old English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1956. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Averell is a variant of Averill. The history of Averill gives this family its wider story. Averill’s naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Averell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 21
- 21 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1957
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 1998. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 6 in 1957. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 111 as a first name in 2020; 224 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Averell’s family of names
In English usage, Averell has a related form in Avril. In English usage, Averell has a related form in Averill.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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