Bovell Surname

152,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,895 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

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.

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Bovell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8141:445,28138,226
Barbados5511:522145
Guyana4021:1,896338
England3391:164,36015,274
Australia2611:103,43211,643
Trinidad and Tobago1661:8,2171,190
Panama1041:37,6182,026
Canada971:379,85133,859
Jamaica521:55,1913,077
Turks and Caicos Islands231:1,493170
Venezuela211:1,438,28919,453
Scotland131:411,83217,291
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Cayman Islands91:7,099820
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Belize51:71,0952,977
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Suriname11:552,6169,664
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(French-Latin) belonging to Bouville (Normandy) = perh. the Latin bovile, ‘ox-stall.’ Warin de Bovile.—Hundred Rolls

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Bovell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Bovell is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as: Bovéll. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bovell? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 152,090th most widely held surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 2,517,287 people. The last name Bovell is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Bovell live; 31 percent live in North America and 31 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,637,361st most widespread first name in the world, held by 39 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 814 people, or 1 in 445,281. In The United States Bovell is most common in: New York, where 35 percent are found, Florida, where 11 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Barbados, where 19 percent are found and Guyana, where 14 percent are found.

Bovell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Bovell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Bovell last name grew 1,357 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 2,119 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 325 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bovell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Moravian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bovell last name are 12.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.55% being registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bovéll941/
Bovelle9289/
Bosvell922/
Bouvell920/
Boviell920/
Bovel91113/
Bouvelle86489/
Bowell831,891/
Bovill831,320/
Bevell83325/
Bouvel8360/
Boveil8316/
Bavell8314/
Bovele835/
Vovell833/
Bhovel832/
Wovell831/
Boviel831/
Boveal830/
Bosveld771,486/
Boville77412/
Bosvelt77206/
Bosveil7734/
Vovelle7733/
Bouvele7718/
Bowelle7717/
Boowell772/
Beveill771/
Boutvel771/
Bouvill770/
Bevel731,549/
Bavel73263/
Bovil73177/
Bowel73127/
Vovel735/
Wovel730/
Bouville711,047/
Boiville7135/
Boosveld7132/
Bauvelle712/
Bosveldt712/
Bowetell711/
Bouwelle711/
Bosville710/
Basvelle710/
Vowell673,678/
Bevill672,327/
Bobele67497/
Bowele67284/
Wavell67251/
Baveld67102/
Bawell6789/
Bouvil6770/
Bavill6738/
Boutville6734/
Boivil6731/
Boisville6728/
Bhowel6726/
Bhavel6726/
Boschveld6722/
Bavele6713/
Bobeal6711/
Beveal677/
Bowgel676/
Bovile674/
Vovele674/
Beevel672/
Voveal672/
Bobhel672/
Batvel671/
Boweil671/
Baviel671/
Bowesl671/
Wovele671/
Wowell671/
Voviel671/
Beviel671/
Bosvil671/
Bobeil671/
Boovil670/
Bowiel670/
Beuvel670/
Bohuel670/
Boweld670/

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