Gravell Surname

270,886th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,439 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Gravell Surname Definition:

The French Gravel = Grave (Anglo-French-Latin), q.v., + the diminutive suff. -el [Latin -ell-us]

Gravell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5791:626,00950,526
Wales3881:7,976886
England3161:176,32316,023
Australia431:627,80744,139
Canada391:944,75971,777
South Africa351:1,547,93478,799
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales1661:9,448577
England1161:210,13216,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:418,48930,805

The alternate forms: Grävell (1) are calculated separately.

Gravell (14) may also be a first name.

Gravell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The French Gravel = Grave (Anglo-French-Latin), q.v., + the diminutive suff. -el [Latin -ell-us]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

If not from Gravelle near Lisieux in Normandy, may be derived from the soil upon which the first proprietor of the name dwelt, like Clay, Sands, &c.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Guido, Adam, Robert de Gravelle or Graville, Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). William de Gravale, England, 1199 (Rotuli Curiae Regis). See Greville.

The Norman People (1874)

Gravell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gravell (Russian: Гравелл) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur as: Grävell. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gravell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 270,886th most widely held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 5,064,313 people. The last name Gravell is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Gravell reside; 51 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in British Isles. Gravell is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held given name internationally, borne by 14 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 579 people, or 1 in 626,009. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 17 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and New York, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Wales, where 27 percent live and England, where 22 percent live.

Gravell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gravell has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 483 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 234 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it rose 272 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gravell Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Gravell are 13.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.71% registered with the party.

The amount Gravell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 6.07% more than the national average, earning R 252,072 per year; in United States they earn 13.79% more than the national average, earning $49,101 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.71% more than the national average, earning $55,004 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grävell951/
Gravelle937,352/
Graevell9329/
Gravel9219,700/
Gravesell881/
Graveille880/
Gravill86154/
Grovell86148/
Gravele86129/
Graviel86119/
Grevell86115/
Graveel86109/
Grawell862/
Graveal861/
Gravelt861/
Graville80376/
Grasveld80110/
Greivell8041/
Grayveal8014/
Grayvill809/
Grovelle802/
Gravesel801/
Grauwell801/
Graveile801/
Grabeill800/
Greevell800/
Gravil771,393/
Grevel77254/
Grovel7794/
Grawel774/
Gravél772/
Gravoille7589/
Grasveldt7510/
Grayville754/
Greyvelle752/
Grahville751/
Grauville751/
Graybeill751/
Graybeall751/
Greivelle751/
Greaville750/
Grouvel71169/
Grabeal7184/
Gravoil7179/
Gravile7166/
Growell7131/
Greivel7119/
Gravail7113/
Grabhel713/
Grabele713/
Grawehl712/
Grovgel711/
Grevill711/
Grabeil711/
Greatville711/
Ghrevel711/
Grouveille711/
Grovill710/
Graybeal672,929/
Grosveld6782/
Greabeil671/
Grayvild671/
Groveahl671/

Gravell Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gravell in the Russian language
Гравеллgravell-

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