Avon

Where Avon comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Avon.

Avon through the years
  1. 1893
    Debut at its peak, #907
    #907 among boys with 6 babies in the first year it was published, and still its best.
  2. 1894
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
  3. 1910
    Avon Long born
    American actor
  4. 1979
    Avon Cobourne born
    American professional Canadian football running back
  5. 1992
    Mostly boys from here
    Until now more girls than boys got the name. From this year on, more boys have.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Avon Long · American actor, 1910–1984
  • Avon Cobourne · American professional Canadian football running back, born 1979
  • Avon Honey · American politician, 1947–2010
  • Avon Riley · American football player, 1958–2020
  • Avon Williams · American politician; Tennessee State Senator from 1972 to 1992, 1921–1994

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.