We first got a suggestion to profile Avril Lavigne ten years ago, when a reader wondered if the Canadian songstress' last name could be Jewish. And we dismissed it, because Lavigne is not exactly Levine.

But the emails kept coming. Over the past decade, reader after reader has wondered exactly the same thing. So let's just put it out there: Lavigne is not Jewish. "Lavigne" is a French name, with "vigne" coming from the word for "vine" or "vineyard". They didn't exactly allow Jews in French vineyards...

To stop further inquiries, Avril's mother's side is very WASPy, and her father's side is very Catholic. She was raised in a very Christian household; the first song she ever sang, at the age of two, was "Jesus Loves Me"! We're giving her a token O point for the confusing last name, but this is really pushing it.

Now, for those readers who wonder if Avril is really Christian because of her song "I Fell in Love With the Devil"... We'll leave that for SatanistOrNotSatanist.com.