Bovell Surname
Approximately 2,895 people bear this surname
Bovell Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Boville,' now Bouville, a parish in the arrondissement of Rouen (Lower).
Warin de Bovile, Nottinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John de Boville, Suffolk, ibid.
Matthew de Bovylle, Surrey, 30 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.
Read More About This SurnameBovell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 814 | 1:445,281 | 38,226 |
| Barbados | 551 | 1:522 | 145 |
| Guyana | 402 | 1:1,896 | 338 |
| England | 339 | 1:164,360 | 15,274 |
| Australia | 261 | 1:103,432 | 11,643 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 166 | 1:8,217 | 1,190 |
| Panama | 104 | 1:37,618 | 2,026 |
| Canada | 97 | 1:379,851 | 33,859 |
| Jamaica | 52 | 1:55,191 | 3,077 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 23 | 1:1,493 | 170 |
| Venezuela | 21 | 1:1,438,289 | 19,453 |
| Scotland | 13 | 1:411,832 | 17,291 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Cayman Islands | 9 | 1:7,099 | 820 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Belize | 5 | 1:71,095 | 2,977 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Saint Lucia | 2 | 1:89,390 | 2,918 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 16 | 1:1,523,461 | 51,234 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 60 | 1:836,978 | 51,589 |
The alternate forms: Bovéll (1) are calculated separately.
Bovell (39) may also be a first name.
Bovell Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Boville,' now Bouville, a parish in the arrondissement of Rouen (Lower).
Warin de Bovile, Nottinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John de Boville, Suffolk, ibid.
Matthew de Bovylle, Surrey, 30 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Anastach' de Boyvill, Devon, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
1790. Married — Thomas Bovill and Elizabeth Jones: St. George, Hanover Square.
(French-Latin) belonging to Bouville (Normandy) = perh. the Latin bovile, ‘ox-stall.’ Warin de Bovile.—Hundred Rolls
BOUIL: Camden mentions this among Norman surnames introduced here in the XI. cent. It is of course identical with Bovill, and probably also with Boyle.
Bovell Demographics
Average Bovell Salary in
United States
$43,972 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Bovell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Bovell Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Bovell occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Bovéll. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Bovell? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 152,090th most commonly used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,517,287 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Bovell reside; 31 percent reside in North America and 31 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Bovell is also the 1,637,361st most frequent given name globally. It is borne by 39 people.
Bovell is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 814 people, or 1 in 445,281. In The United States Bovell is primarily found in: New York, where 35 percent reside, Florida, where 11 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent reside. Excluding The United States Bovell exists in 32 countries. It is also common in Barbados, where 19 percent reside and Guyana, where 14 percent reside.
Bovell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Bovell has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,357 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 2,119 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 325 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Bovell Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Moravian (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Bovell last name are 12.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 65.55% registered with the party.
The amount Bovell earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 283.89% more than the national average, earning R 912,276 per year; in United States they earn 1.91% more than the national average, earning $43,972 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.92% more than the national average, earning $51,632 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bovéll | 94 | 1 | / |
| Bovelle | 92 | 89 | / |
| Bosvell | 92 | 2 | / |
| Bouvell | 92 | 0 | / |
| Boviell | 92 | 0 | / |
| Bovel | 91 | 113 | / |
| Bouvelle | 86 | 489 | / |
| Bowell | 83 | 1,891 | / |
| Bovill | 83 | 1,320 | / |
| Bevell | 83 | 325 | / |
| Bouvel | 83 | 60 | / |
| Boveil | 83 | 16 | / |
| Bavell | 83 | 14 | / |
| Bovele | 83 | 5 | / |
| Vovell | 83 | 3 | / |
| Bhovel | 83 | 2 | / |
| Wovell | 83 | 1 | / |
| Boviel | 83 | 1 | / |
| Boveal | 83 | 0 | / |
| Bosveld | 77 | 1,486 | / |
| Boville | 77 | 412 | / |
| Bosvelt | 77 | 206 | / |
| Bosveil | 77 | 34 | / |
| Vovelle | 77 | 33 | / |
| Bouvele | 77 | 18 | / |
| Bowelle | 77 | 17 | / |
| Boowell | 77 | 2 | / |
| Beveill | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boutvel | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouvill | 77 | 0 | / |
| Bevel | 73 | 1,549 | / |
| Bavel | 73 | 263 | / |
| Bovil | 73 | 177 | / |
| Bowel | 73 | 127 | / |
| Vovel | 73 | 5 | / |
| Wovel | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bouville | 71 | 1,047 | / |
| Boiville | 71 | 35 | / |
| Boosveld | 71 | 32 | / |
| Bauvelle | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bosveldt | 71 | 2 | / |
| Bowetell | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bouwelle | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bosville | 71 | 0 | / |
| Basvelle | 71 | 0 | / |
| Vowell | 67 | 3,678 | / |
| Bevill | 67 | 2,327 | / |
| Bobele | 67 | 497 | / |
| Bowele | 67 | 284 | / |
| Wavell | 67 | 251 | / |
| Baveld | 67 | 102 | / |
| Bawell | 67 | 89 | / |
| Bouvil | 67 | 70 | / |
| Bavill | 67 | 38 | / |
| Boutville | 67 | 34 | / |
| Boivil | 67 | 31 | / |
| Boisville | 67 | 28 | / |
| Bhowel | 67 | 26 | / |
| Bhavel | 67 | 26 | / |
| Boschveld | 67 | 22 | / |
| Bavele | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bobeal | 67 | 11 | / |
| Beveal | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bowgel | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bovile | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vovele | 67 | 4 | / |
| Beevel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Voveal | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bobhel | 67 | 2 | / |
| Batvel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boweil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Baviel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bowesl | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wovele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wowell | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voviel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beviel | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bosvil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bobeil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boovil | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bowiel | 67 | 0 | / |
| Beuvel | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bohuel | 67 | 0 | / |
| Boweld | 67 | 0 | / |
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