Likely French. From Hayvyerd. Adopted as an alias by a man named Robert Janyn in Dewsbury, Yorkshire in the 15th century.[1]
- IPA(key): /ˈeːv.jaːd/ (Yorkshire pronunciation)
Aveyard
- An English surname.
- ^ Redmonds, George (2015) A Dictionary of Yorkshire Surnames, Donington, Lincolnshire: Shaun Tyas, →ISBN, page 41
