Find out how popular the last name Avonce is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Avonce.

Avonce, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Avonce surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Avonce in America

Avonce is the 144141st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Avonce surname appeared 115 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Avonce.

The history of the last name Avonce

The surname AVONCE originated in medieval France, specifically in the northern region of Normandy around the 11th century. It is believed to derive from the Old French word "avance," meaning "advantage" or "benefit." The name likely referred to someone who held a position of authority or privilege within their community.

One of the earliest known records of the AVONCE surname dates back to the late 12th century, when a nobleman named Raoul d'Avonce was mentioned in the "Cartulaire de Sainte-Croix de Quimperlé," a collection of medieval charters from Brittany. This suggests that the name had already established itself in northwestern France by that time.

During the Middle Ages, the AVONCE name appeared in various Norman and Breton documents, often associated with landowners and minor nobility. For instance, a certain Jehan Avonce was listed as a vassal of the Comte de Penthièvre in a 1389 census of the Duchy of Brittany.

The AVONCE surname may also have connections to specific place names in the region, such as the village of Avancé in the department of Mayenne, which could have influenced the spelling and pronunciation of the name over time.

One notable individual bearing the AVONCE surname was Pierre Avonce, a 16th-century French jurist and legal scholar born in Normandy around 1510. He served as a counselor in the Parlement of Rouen and authored several influential works on Norman customary law.

Another prominent figure was Jean-Baptiste Avonce, a French military officer born in Brittany in 1745. He fought in the American Revolutionary War as a colonel in the French Auxiliary forces and was later appointed Governor of the French colony of Saint-Domingue (modern-day Haiti) from 1787 to 1790.

In the 18th century, a branch of the AVONCE family settled in the French Caribbean, where they became successful plantation owners and merchants. One member of this branch, François-André Avonce, born in 1772 in Saint-Domingue, was a wealthy landowner and member of the colonial assembly.

In the 19th century, the AVONCE surname spread to other parts of France and Europe, with some individuals achieving notable positions. For example, Émile Avonce (1828-1901) was a French architect and urban planner who designed several prominent buildings in Paris and contributed to the city's urban development during the Second Empire.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Avonce

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Avonce.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Avonce was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Avonce was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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