Carville Surname

190,445th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,216 people bear this surname

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

Carville Surname Definition:

Robert de Cherevill, Norfolk, 29 Henry II: History of Norfolk.

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Carville Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7061:513,39842,994
Northern Ireland4451:4,146820
France3621:183,48828,549
England2661:209,46618,018
Ireland1601:29,4312,628
Australia1291:209,26920,284
New Zealand601:75,47211,103
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Wales61:515,75523,171
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malta11:430,2723,380
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland981:45,2033,964
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1661:302,52223,980

Carville (149) may also be a first name.

Carville Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Charville,' evidently a Norman surname, spelt Cherevile or Kervile (FF. ix. 73). The following quotations from Blomefield's History of Norfolk will settle the point beyond the possibility of dispute:

Robert de Cherevill, Norfolk, 29 Henry II: History of Norfolk.

Roger de Cherevile, Norfolk, 10 Rich. I: ibid.

Walter Cnervyle, rector of Bicham Well, Norfolk, 1329: ibid.

Frederic de Carvill, Norfolk: ibid.

Humphrey Carvile, Norfolk, 30 Henry VIII: ibid.

Thomas Carvel, Norfolk, 1662: ibid.

Edmund Carvill, Norfolk, 1599: ibid.

1668. Married — John Carvell and Mary Rowland: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1778. — John Winbush and Esther Carvill: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

User-submitted Reference

This name comes from a village in Normandy, France. The aristocratic names in France are based from the place where the family belongs, like "The Lord of Carville". Nonetheless, when the first "de Carville" came to USA, they dropped the "de" which was a symbol of aristocracy. The village Carville still exist in France, and the Carville Family too.

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Carville Last Name Facts

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

The surname Carville is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Carville? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 190,445th most frequently occurring last name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,288,604 people. The surname Carville is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Carville are found; 41 percent are found in Northern Europe and 41 percent are found in British Isles. Carville is also the 754,880th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 149 people.

The last name Carville is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 706 people, or 1 in 513,398. In The United States Carville is mostly concentrated in: Louisiana, where 16 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States Carville is found in 23 countries. It is also common in Northern Ireland, where 20 percent are found and France, where 16 percent are found.

Carville Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Carville has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Carville last name increased 425 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,565 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 163 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Carville Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Carville last name is principally Catholic (91%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Carville last name are 16.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.28% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Carville earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.99% more than the national average, earning $46,598 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.75% less than the national average, earning $47,822 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Charville94215/
Scarville9460/
Carvaille941/
Caurville940/
Carvill931,392/
Carvile932/
Chairville892/
Corville8868/
Jarville8837/
Carvilhe8827/
Carvilla889/
Carvelle888/
Sarville885/
Carwille884/
Karville882/
Carvalle882/
Carviell881/
Carvilli880/
Carrvile880/
Carvil86123/
Courville825,876/
Corveille8224/
Carvealle8217/
Charvelle822/
Corviolle822/
Carvallea821/
Carbeille821/
Corvillie821/
Saurville821/
Scarvelle821/
Carvell803,313/
Carwile802,493/
Karvile80108/
Carvale8035/
Carviel8020/
Carveil804/
Corvill802/
Carvili800/
Corvile800/
Courveille7840/
Courvielle782/
Courvilles781/
Charbeille780/
Carvelli752,933/
Caruelle75191/
Corvilla7599/
Carvella7582/
Kerville7568/
Carveley7537/
Corvelle7534/
Corviole7516/
Carvelly7514/
Carveale7510/
Sarviley759/
Carvalhe758/
Kearvill756/
Courvile752/
Sorville751/
Sarvilli751/
Carwhile751/
Corviell751/
Courvill751/
Carvilhi751/
Carvilia751/
Carwiles750/
Jorville750/
Carrvell750/
Carbaile750/
Karvelle750/
Carvichelli741/
Carvel71480/
Corbeille71400/
Corvil71235/
Querville71195/
Courvelle71191/
Scarvelli71100/
Carruelle7173/
Corveller7156/
Ciarvella7141/
Karveller718/
Karvil715/
Sourville713/
Kerrville712/
Courvalle711/
Courvilla711/
Courvylle711/
Corvielli711/
Carvellis711/
Carvailio711/
Karvale67491/
Carvajales67170/
Carwyle67105/
Carvela6776/
Karvele6760/
Corvell6735/
Courvil6727/
Carbila6719/
Karvell6718/
Karvila6717/
Carveli6711/
Karbile6710/
Carvajl679/
Sorvile679/
Corvila676/
Carbeil674/
Corviel674/
Corveil673/
Carwale673/
Carvely672/
Corwile672/
Carbitelli672/
Carvelh672/
Karwile671/
Sarvele671/
Carwicelli671/
Corbeillie671/
Courvellie671/
Courvoisle671/
Carvejales671/
Caruila671/
Corbeiller671/
Corvele670/
Caurvaulet670/
Carwila670/
Carrvel670/

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