Ávalos
A Spanish surname most often linked to the Ávalos place-name tradition, likely meaning someone from or connected with Ávalos.
The #940 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 8,362 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Ávalos is a Spanish surname that is usually treated as locational, referring to a person from a place called Ávalos or Avalos. The excerpt provided does not give a clear etymology for the surname itself, so the safest explanation is that it belongs to the common Spanish pattern of surnames formed from place-names. The literal meaning of the underlying place-name is not certain from the source material here.
History
The surname is well established in the Spanish-speaking world and is especially common in Latin America and among Hispanic families in the United States. In modern usage it often appears without the accent as Avalos, though Ávalos is the traditional spelling. Because the historical excerpt does not directly explain the surname, finer details about its earliest spread should be treated cautiously.
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Fun fact
In U.S. records, Avalos is a fairly common Hispanic surname, with tens of thousands of bearers in the 2010 census.
From the historical record
“Auje. Grande elevacion en dignidad o fortuna. Avalos. El movimiento leve, 1 tambien significa el tem- blor de tierra. Avara. Avarienta. Tambien se suele tomar en buena parte, como avara de su honra, codiciosa por conser- varla.”
— Diccionario de los apellidos