Domville Surname

629,292nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Domville Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Donville,' 'in the arrondissement of Lisieux, in Normandy, anciently written Dumoville, as in a papal bull'(Lower, quoting from the Itin. de la Normandie). A family settled very early in Cheshire, v.

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Domville Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1871:1,938,283125,322
England1341:415,80628,295
Jamaica751:38,2662,540
Canada571:646,41452,764
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Mexico111:11,284,20041,789
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England641:380,86523,394
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Domville Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Donville,' 'in the arrondissement of Lisieux, in Normandy, anciently written Dumoville, as in a papal bull'(Lower, quoting from the Itin. de la Normandie). A family settled very early in Cheshire, v. Dumbell.

Hugo de Donvile, or Donvil, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Gilbert Domville, of Lymm, esquire, 1607: Wills at Chester.

William Domville, of Lymm, 1625: ibid. (1621-50).

William Domvile, of Middleton, 1647: ibid.

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

Donville in the arrondissement of Lisieux, in Normandy, was anciently written Dumoville, as in a papal bull of 1210. Itin. de la Normandie. The family, who probably entered England at the Conquest, were resident in co. Chester from the time of Henry III. till the beginning of the XVIII. cent.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Dumville, Normandy. Hugh, Roger, Alexander De Dumovilla of Normandy 118O- 95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). Adam de Dunville 1182 witnessed a charter in Chester (Ormerod, ii. 295). Matthew de D., t. Henry III., was ancestor of the Domvilles of that county, and of the Baronets of the name.

The Norman People (1874)

Domville: is from Donville in Manche.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Domville Last Name Facts

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

The last name Domville is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Domville? popularity and diffusion

The surname Domville is the 629,292nd most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 14,994,950 people. Domville occurs mostly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Domville reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 49 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 187 people, or 1 in 1,938,283. In The United States Domville is mostly concentrated in: New York, where 32 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Florida, where 11 percent reside. Outside of The United States Domville exists in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 28 percent reside and Jamaica, where 15 percent reside.

Domville Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Domville has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 9,350 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 209 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Domville Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Domville surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

The amount Domville earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 37.35% more than the national average, earning $59,264 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.58% more than the national average, earning $50,963 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doumville940/
Domvile934/
Donville88123/
Damville8881/
Domuille881/
Domvil861/
Donvill809/
Donvile801/
Domvale801/
Danville75362/
Denville7572/
Dombiele751/
Doumbile751/
Donvil71271/
Dombele674,777/
Dambile67235/
Dombili6785/
Donvild6724/
Danvill675/
Donvale674/
Demvele671/
Denvile671/
Danvile671/
Domvelt671/
Donviel671/
Damvale671/
Donvell670/

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