Boville Surname

711,133rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 412 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Boville 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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Boville Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Canada1031:357,72432,292
Spain671:697,79230,551
England551:1,013,05650,089
France481:1,383,807136,859
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:541,67528,673
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Boville 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

Bouville (Bovis villa) a parish in the arrondissement of Rouen. De Boville, De Boyvile, &c. H. R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

A baronial family from Booville or Boeville, Normandy. William de B. bad possessions in Suffolk, 1086 (Domesd.). Another William de B. occurs in Essex and Herts, 1130 (Rot. Pip.), and 1165 John de B. returned the fees of his barony in Suffolk as four, at which time Otuel de B. held in Essex from the honours of Mandeville and De Thame, and William de B. in Bucks from the Earl (Lib. Niger). William de B. of Norfolk and Suffolk had writs of military summons 1296 and 1300. The family was widely spread through England, and in 1165 held sixteen knights’ fees. An eminent chief-justice bore the name.

The Norman People (1874)

Boville Last Name Facts

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

Boville is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Boville click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Boville? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 711,133rd most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 17,688,218 people. The last name Boville occurs mostly in Europe, where 44 percent of Boville reside; 37 percent reside in North America and 37 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Boville is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 113 people, or 1 in 3,207,601. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 9 percent are found, Michigan, where 7 percent are found and Tennessee, where 5 percent are found. Other than The United States it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 25 percent are found and Spain, where 16 percent are found.

Boville Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Boville has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Boville surname increased 942 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 122 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 94 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Boville Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Boville last name is principally Presbyterian (63%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Boville last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Boville earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.92% more than the national average, earning $47,863 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.58% more than the national average, earning $58,913 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bouville931,047/
Boiville9335/
Bovillet932/
Bovillee931/
Bosville930/
Bovill921,320/
Bovile924/
Bouviolle8839/
Boutville8834/
Boisville8828/
Beville861,932/
Bovilla86852/
Baville86122/
Bovelle8689/
Bovilly8610/
Béville862/
Bovilli861/
Voville861/
Bovilet861/
Boviell860/
Bovalle860/
Bouvill860/
Bovil83177/
Bouvelle80489/
Bauville8074/
Basville8036/
Beuville8028/
Vovillez804/
Bhovilla803/
Bovillaa801/
Bavilles801/
Baviller801/
Bavilley801/
Batville800/
Beveille800/
Bovell772,895/
Bovila77306/
Bevile77108/
Bouvil7770/
Bovale7751/
Bavill7738/
Bovule7736/
Boivil7731/
Bavile7729/
Bobile7727/
Boveil7716/
Bovele775/
Bovili773/
Bosvil771/
Wovile771/
Boviel771/
Bovéll771/
Boovil770/
Bovicelli75264/
Bauviller7517/
Boubaille751/
Bouvelles751/
Bavoillet750/
Bashville750/
Bobiles712,772/
Bowhill71281/
Bevelle71246/
Bovelli71154/
Bovelet71147/
Baboile71113/
Bhovale7165/
Bavilla7153/
Bosveil7134/
Vovelle7133/
Bavileh7131/
Bowhile7124/
Bouvele7118/
Vovilla7117/
Bowelle7117/
Woyshville7113/
Bobiler7110/
Bowalle719/
Bavilli718/
Beauviller716/
Bovella716/
Boovila712/
Bosvell712/
Bovhale712/
Bowaile712/
Boveles712/
Vovilee711/
Boibele711/
Waboile711/
Bobiele711/
Bobilea711/
Bobilez711/
Bobilie711/
Beauvillet711/
Bavoile711/
Bawille711/
Bobilee710/
Bovelly710/
Bouvell710/
Bavil67178/
Bovel67113/
Boveleth67108/
Bowle6773/
Boibelet6763/
Bovelett6741/
Vovillia6738/
Bouvelet6732/
Vauville676/
Bobailla675/
Bhobhile675/
Vovil673/
Beauvill673/
Bauvelle672/
Bouvetle671/
Bowhilla671/
Huovilla671/
Bhoivale671/
Bobhilla671/
Bhavilla671/
Bobilees671/
Bouwelle671/
Babaille671/
Bowhalle671/
Bomphile671/
Bavuyile671/
Bevelley670/
Bowelles670/
Battvile670/
Basvelle670/

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