Frequency: (120)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Jewish: from the biblical male given name Avner (see Abner).
GIVEN NAMES: Jewish 12%. Sol (2), Hirsh, Isidor, Yeshaya.
See the Key to the Dictionary or consult the General Introduction for further explanation.
