Släkthistoria för April
April Vad efternamn betyder
Americanized form (translation into English) of any of several European surnames meaning ‘April’ (Latin aprilis) for example Italian Aprile German Abrell and Aprill (see 2 below) Polish Kwiecień (see Kwiecien). There were several possible connections between the month and the surname; for example it may have been applied to someone who rendered homage or paid rent to an overlord in April or as a personal name bestowed on a child born in April. German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from Middle High German abrille German April ‘April’ (see 1 above). This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine). As a Jewish name it is artificial. English: from Middle English April the name of the month. Compare Averill. There is no evidence for the use of April as a personal name before the 19th century. April is found in England as a surname from the 13th and 14th centuries onward but it is unknown if the medieval surname survived into modern times.
Källa: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
