Granvill Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
England

Granvill Surname Definition:

(French-Latin) belonging to Granville or Grandville (France) = the Big Estate, Farm, or Village [French grand(e, Latin grand-is, big+French ville, Latin villa] This name was Latinized in our me­diæval records de Granda Villa.

N.B.—Grandville in Belgium is a corrupt form of Gerenne-vilhe = Warin’s Estate.

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Granvill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
England61:9,286,343223,652
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States871:577,22639,167

Granvill (110) may also be a first name.

Granvill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French-Latin) belonging to Granville or Grandville (France) = the Big Estate, Farm, or Village [French grand(e, Latin grand-is, big+French ville, Latin villa] This name was Latinized in our me­diæval records de Granda Villa.

N.B.—Grandville in Belgium is a corrupt form of Gerenne-vilhe = Warin’s Estate.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Granvill Last Name Facts

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

The surname Granvill is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Granvill click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Granvill? popularity and diffusion

Granvill is the 4,034,050th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. Granvill is primarily found in Africa, where 67 percent of Granvill live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 895,203rd most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 110 people.

The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria Granvill is mostly concentrated in: Rivers, where 100 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Granvill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Granvill has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Granvill last name decreased 71 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 98 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Granvill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Granvill surname is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Granville947,857/
Granvil93477/
Grainville89244/
Grannville892/
Graunville891/
Granmville891/
Granvile88109/
Granviel8815/
Grenvill883/
Granvell881/
Gramville825/
Granvelle823/
Granwille822/
Gronville821/
Granuille821/
Granvel8012/
Grenvil808/
Greenvil753/
Gramvile751/
Granuile751/
Grenvell750/
Grenvel671/
Granuele636/

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