Bovill Surname

290,184th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,320 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Bovill 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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Bovill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5571:100,03210,574
United States2981:1,216,30586,337
Australia1511:178,77918,110
Scotland1081:49,5724,299
New Zealand521:87,08312,256
Northern Ireland501:36,9013,535
South Africa441:1,231,31169,478
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
India71:109,580,769786,157
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
East Timor11:1,215,928507
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland571:77,7175,517
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1891:128,97011,990
Scotland191:197,0117,414

Bovill 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

Bovill Last Name Facts

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

Bovill is found most in England. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bovill? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 290,184th most common last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 5,520,868 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Bovill are found; 55 percent are found in Northern Europe and 54 percent are found in British Isles.

Bovill is most common in England, where it is borne by 557 people, or 1 in 100,032. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 16 percent reside, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 10 percent reside and West Midlands, where 8 percent reside. Other than England this surname exists in 20 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Bovill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bovill has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Bovill last name rose 295 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 568 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bovill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Bovill last name is principally Anglican (40%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Bovill surname are 3.13% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.36% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Bovill earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 4.42% less than the national average, earning 330,792 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 0.93% more than the national average, earning R 239,856 per year; in United States they earn 2.93% more than the national average, earning $44,415 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.74% less than the national average, earning $42,858 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Boville92412/
Bouvill920/
Boviell920/
Bovil91177/
Bouville861,047/
Boiville8635/
Bosville860/
Bovell832,895/
Bevill832,327/
Bouvil8370/
Bavill8338/
Boivil8331/
Boveil8316/
Bovile834/
Bosvil831/
Bovéll831/
Boviel831/
Boovil830/
Boutville8034/
Boisville8028/
Bowhill77281/
Baville77122/
Bovelle7789/
Bosveil7734/
Bosvell772/
Beveill771/
Voville771/
Bouvell770/
Bevil73995/
Bavil73178/
Bovel73113/
Vovil733/
Bouvelle71489/
Bauville7174/
Basville7136/
Beauvill713/
Batville710/
Bonphill710/
Bowell671,891/
Bevell67325/
Bavoil67180/
Bauvil6775/
Bouvel6760/
Bavile6729/
Bobile6727/
Bhavil6719/
Bavell6714/
Beevil675/
Bovele675/
Vavill674/
Batvil674/
Beuvil673/
Vovell673/
Basvil672/
Bhovel672/
Bovhilova672/
Bobail672/
Bobeil671/
Beviel671/
Voviel671/
Wovell671/
Bawoil671/
Boubaille671/
Wovile671/
Baviel671/
Boweil671/
Boveal670/
Bowiel670/
Bashville670/
Wavill670/

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