Darvell Surname

443,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 770 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Darvell Surname Definition:

(Celtic) belonging to Darvel or Derville (Ayr) [the first element is prob. Old Gaelic dair, an oak; the second is doubtful]

Darvell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3571:156,07314,751
Australia1801:149,97615,919
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Canada531:695,20056,020
Wales201:154,72710,755
Sweden161:615,42245,338
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2601:93,7519,645
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Darvell (145) may also be a first name.

Darvell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) belonging to Darvel or Derville (Ayr) [the first element is prob. Old Gaelic dair, an oak; the second is doubtful]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An estate near Battel, co, Sussex.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Ayrshire Or from the French, Darteville; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

The name of Darvell or Darvill was to be found in the county in the 17th century. There was a Thomas Darvall, of Wendover, in 1656 (Lips.), and a William Darvell in Langley in 1699 (Gyll's "Wraysbury").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Darvell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Darvell has its highest incidence in England. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Darvell.

How Common Is The Last Name Darvell? popularity and diffusion

It is the 443,594th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 9,464,345 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 52 percent of Darvell reside; 52 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 766,399th most frequent first name globally, held by 145 people.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 357 people, or 1 in 156,073. In England it is most frequent in: Buckinghamshire, where 18 percent live, Hertfordshire, where 14 percent live and Greater London, where 11 percent live. Other than England Darvell occurs in 16 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.

Darvell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Darvell has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Darvell last name grew 137 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 3,767 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 333 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Darvell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Darvell surname are 18.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.22% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Darvell earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 30.39% less than the national average, earning $30,038 USD per year and in Canada they earn 33.83% more than the national average, earning $66,490 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Darvelle9310/
Darvel9291/
Darvill861,736/
Dervell860/
Dorvell860/
Darville803,717/
Dorvel7722/
Darvil7716/
Dervel775/
D'Arville75114/
Dearville7517/
Darbeille751/
Dearvil7121/
Dorvill718/
Darvile713/
Dervill713/
Daervil711/
Dorviel711/
D'Harville711/
Deirvel710/
Dorvele710/
Dorville671,816/
Dorwelle670/
Dourville63184/
D'Orville6324/
Darbaille639/
Darvilova631/
Dorvil6226,918/
Dervil623,053/
Darwail57119/
Dorvile5717/
D'Orvil571/
Darbail571/
Dorbele571/
Dervail570/
Dourbele532/
Dearbhail501/

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