The Avis surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 2,156 people carried this name — #13,981 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 137,000 people counted. That is down 10% from 2,388 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 92 people named Avis.
3 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 18 départements, most often Gard.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Avis,
with a public archive behind them.
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Samuel B. Avis 1872–1924 · lawyer -
John Boyd Avis 1875–1944 · judge -
Edward S Avis d. 1904
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Warren Avis 1915–2007 · entrepreneur
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David Avis 1951– · computer scientist
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Meiert Avis 1959– · music video director
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 8 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Avis.
- Avellan 346 · U.S. census
- Avellaneda 2,090 · U.S. census
- Avena 895 · U.S. census
- Aversa 1,334 · U.S. census
- Avila 97,314 · U.S. census
- Aviles 25,716 · U.S. census
- Avon 436 · U.S. census
- Avram 494 · U.S. census
- Avril 496 · U.S. census
- Awad 5,446 · U.S. census
- Ay 390 · U.S. census
- Ayache 180 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Avis is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.