Aveyard is an English surname, found most commonly in Yorkshire. It is derived from an alias Hayvyerd adopted by a 16th-century resident of Dewsbury named Robert Janyn.[1] It was first recorded in 1540, and has remained most common in the area around Dewsbury and Wakefield.[1] Another mention in the 17th century was that a John Aveyard apprehended John Fawcet, who was one of those involved in the Farnley Wood Plot to overturn the return to monarchy in England.[2]

In the 1881 Census, there were 343 people with the surname "Aveyard" and 85% of them were in Yorkshire.[1]

Notable people with this name include:

References

  1. 1 2 3 Redmonds, George (2015). A Dictionary of Yorkshire Surnames. Donington, Lincolnshire: Shaun Tyas. p. 41. ISBN 9781907730436.
  2. ↑ Smith, William, ed. (1882). Old Yorkshire. London, England: Longmans, Green & Co. p. 118.

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