Aven

Family name origins & meanings

• Scandinavian : unexplained.
• English : variant spelling of Avon.
• German : patronymic from the Frisian personal name Ave. The surname is frequent in the areas of Oldenburg and Jeverland.
• Dutch : metonymic occupational name from Middle Dutch haven ‘pot’.
• Americanized form of French Avenne or Avoine, literally ‘oats’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a grain grower or merchant.