Berville Surname

491,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 674 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Berville Surname Definition:

(Berneville in Leland’s copy; Berville in the Dives Roll; and Bereville in Domesday, where Nigel de Berville is entered as a baron). He also held in Drayton under Bishop Odo.—Lipscomb's Bucks. The name was repre­sented in Normandy up to the end of the last centnry, for it appears among the nobles of the Pays de Caux in the Assembly of 1789.

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Berville Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5831:113,93317,120
England501:1,114,36153,243
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

The alternate forms: Bervillé (3) are calculated separately.

Berville Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Berneville in Leland’s copy; Berville in the Dives Roll; and Bereville in Domesday, where Nigel de Berville is entered as a baron). He also held in Drayton under Bishop Odo.—Lipscomb's Bucks. The name was repre­sented in Normandy up to the end of the last centnry, for it appears among the nobles of the Pays de Caux in the Assembly of 1789. William de Berneville was of Surrey in 1199 (Rot Curiæ Regis): and three of the family are entered in the Testa de Nevill:—all of them in Lincolnshire. Ralph de Berevill held in capite; Peter de Berevill, also of the King, at Kirkby and Shapwick; and Robert de Barevill was an undertenant at Barton. Hugo de Bernevall, of the same county, and Henry and William de Bernevile, of Essex, occur in the Rotuli Hundredorum of Edward I.; and during his reign, a Sir Henry Bernevill (perhaps identical with the above) was seated at Hockworthy, in Devonshire. Robert de Barville or Berville held of the honour of Hoton-Paynell, and Thomas de Berville of George Luttrell, both in Yorkshire.—Kirkby's Inquest. Sir Henry Bernevile was succeeded at Hockworthy by Hugh, William, Henry, and Henry V.—Polwhele's Devon. In the uncertainty of mediaeval spelling, it is almost impossible to distinguish this name from Barneville.

The Battle Abbey Roll (1889) by Catherine Lucy Wilhelmina Powlett

A parish in Berks. De Burfield, co. Oxon. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Berville Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Berville Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Berville occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Bervillé. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Berville? popularity and diffusion

Berville is the 491,125th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,812,383 people. The surname Berville occurs mostly in Europe, where 89 percent of Berville reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 583 people, or 1 in 113,933. In France it is most numerous in: Normandy, where 45 percent live, Île-de-France, where 15 percent live and Grand Est, where 9 percent live. Not including France this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 7 percent live and Belgium, where 3 percent live.

Berville Last Name Statistics demography

Berville earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 82.7% more than the national average, earning $78,833 USD per year.

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Berville Reference & Research

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