does anyone know what country the last name "Avalon" comes from?
kay thanks :]
2007-04-29 12:32:49 · 3 answers · asked by ashley 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Genealogy
Hey Ashley,
Swyrich.com never has French names, and it does not have Avalon. I do find Avalon in Family search as follows:
0. FLEURE TERESA AVALON - International Genealogical Index / CE
Gender: Female Marriage: 1810 , Alsace-Lorraine Province, France
And then I see a James Avalon from Ireland coming to the USA through Ellis Island. But my bet is on French, and that James was a migrant to Ireland from France.
2007-04-29 12:54:49 · answer #1 · answered by BuyTheSeaProperty 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Avalon is a city in France. As a surname, it indicated that the bearer came from this place. The 1292 census of Paris recorded a
2007-04-29 20:23:02 · answer #2 · answered by Juli 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's certainly uncommon. Earliest found at familysearch.org was WILLIAM AVALON - International Genealogical Index / BI
Gender: Male Marriage: 11 NOV 1741 Winfarthing, Norfolk, England -- If you get back to this one in your research I'd bet it won't be easily done!
2007-04-29 13:05:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋