Meaning & History
A traditionally Spanish and Italian occupational surname for a "grain grower or merchant", or the Italian habitation surname for Avena, Calabria. Means "oats". From the Latin avēna meaning 'oats, wild oats, straw'.
Submitted Surname Revision History
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5/11/2015, 8:27 AM | Frollein Gladys | move from given name to surname | ||
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| 1/27/2011, 10:20 AM | ArcticSnowgirl |