Avis Family History

English (of Norman origin) and French: from the Middle English and Old French female personal name Avice which may be from ancient Germanic Aveza but more probably from Latin Avitia (also found in a masculine form Avitius). In France, this surname is rare.

Portuguese and Spanish: habitational name from the little town of Avis (the stress is on the i) in Portalegre district (Portugal). This surname is found in the neighboring Spanish Extremadura.

Dutch: variant of Aafjes, a metronymic from the female personal name Ave which is of unclear origin.

Dutch: from Latin avis ‘bird’ a reference to the surname Koet from koet ‘coot’.