The Avina surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 9,122 people carried this name — #3,891 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 32,400 people counted. That is up 38% from 6,631 in 2000.

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In print

Avina in American newspapers,
1917.

Newspaper page from La Prensa carrying the name Avina
La Prensa 1917-08-01
Newspaper page from La Prensa carrying the name Avina
La Prensa 1917-06-12

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 2,632 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Avina in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1930s.

49 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Avina. The most, 8, date from the 1900s.

Articles, by state

Victoria 18
New South Wales 14
Queensland 6
Tasmania 4
Western Australia 4
South Australia 3

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Avina.

In the public record

People named Avina,
in the records of the United States.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States283 records

283 records of the Avina name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 264
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 9
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 4
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 3
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Amalia Avina

    Arrived at New York in 1912 aboard the Sant' Anna from Marseilles, Naples and Palermo, aged 34; dressmaker. From Ottaviano, Napoli, Italy; bound for Brooklyn. Born in Ottaiano, Italy.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Jerry Avina

    Born 1929; from Tulare County, California. U.S. Army, light weapons infantryman; died of wounds 1952 in North Korea.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Manuell Avina

    Born 1913 in Texas. Enlisted 1943 at Los Angeles, California; farm hand from Los Angeles County, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 283 records for Avina in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain).

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