Gravell Surname
Approximately 1,439 people bear this surname
Gravell Surname Definition:
The French Gravel = Grave (Anglo-French-Latin), q.v., + the diminutive suff. -el [Latin -ell-us]
Gravell Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 579 | 1:626,009 | 50,526 |
| Wales | 388 | 1:7,976 | 886 |
| England | 316 | 1:176,323 | 16,023 |
| Australia | 43 | 1:627,807 | 44,139 |
| Canada | 39 | 1:944,759 | 71,777 |
| South Africa | 35 | 1:1,547,934 | 78,799 |
| Sweden | 17 | 1:579,221 | 42,433 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wales | 166 | 1:9,448 | 577 |
| England | 116 | 1:210,132 | 16,406 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 120 | 1:418,489 | 30,805 |
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]
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.
Guido, Adam, Robert de Gravelle or Graville, Normandy, 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). William de Gravale, England, 1199 (Rotuli Curiae Regis). See Greville.
Gravell Demographics
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Gravell Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Gravell Come From? nationality or country of origin
Gravell (Russian: Гравелл) is most common in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms: Grävell. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Gravell? popularity and diffusion
The surname Gravell is the 270,886th most frequently used last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 5,064,313 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Gravell live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 50 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 14 people.
The last name Gravell is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 579 people, or 1 in 626,009. In The United States Gravell is most common in: Texas, where 17 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 27 percent are found and England, where 22 percent are found.
Gravell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Gravell has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Gravell last name 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 those holding the Gravell surname are 13.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.71% registered to vote for 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grävell | 95 | 1 | / |
| Gravelle | 93 | 7,352 | / |
| Graevell | 93 | 29 | / |
| Gravel | 92 | 19,700 | / |
| Gravesell | 88 | 1 | / |
| Graveille | 88 | 0 | / |
| Gravill | 86 | 154 | / |
| Grovell | 86 | 148 | / |
| Gravele | 86 | 129 | / |
| Graviel | 86 | 119 | / |
| Grevell | 86 | 115 | / |
| Graveel | 86 | 109 | / |
| Grawell | 86 | 2 | / |
| Graveal | 86 | 1 | / |
| Gravelt | 86 | 1 | / |
| Graville | 80 | 376 | / |
| Grasveld | 80 | 110 | / |
| Greivell | 80 | 41 | / |
| Grayveal | 80 | 14 | / |
| Grayvill | 80 | 9 | / |
| Grovelle | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gravesel | 80 | 1 | / |
| Grauwell | 80 | 1 | / |
| Graveile | 80 | 1 | / |
| Grabeill | 80 | 0 | / |
| Greevell | 80 | 0 | / |
| Gravil | 77 | 1,393 | / |
| Grevel | 77 | 254 | / |
| Grovel | 77 | 94 | / |
| Grawel | 77 | 4 | / |
| Gravél | 77 | 2 | / |
| Gravoille | 75 | 89 | / |
| Grasveldt | 75 | 10 | / |
| Grayville | 75 | 4 | / |
| Greyvelle | 75 | 2 | / |
| Grahville | 75 | 1 | / |
| Grauville | 75 | 1 | / |
| Graybeill | 75 | 1 | / |
| Graybeall | 75 | 1 | / |
| Greivelle | 75 | 1 | / |
| Greaville | 75 | 0 | / |
| Grouvel | 71 | 169 | / |
| Grabeal | 71 | 84 | / |
| Gravoil | 71 | 79 | / |
| Gravile | 71 | 66 | / |
| Growell | 71 | 31 | / |
| Greivel | 71 | 19 | / |
| Gravail | 71 | 13 | / |
| Grabhel | 71 | 3 | / |
| Grabele | 71 | 3 | / |
| Grawehl | 71 | 2 | / |
| Grovgel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Grevill | 71 | 1 | / |
| Grabeil | 71 | 1 | / |
| Greatville | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ghrevel | 71 | 1 | / |
| Grouveille | 71 | 1 | / |
| Grovill | 71 | 0 | / |
| Graybeal | 67 | 2,929 | / |
| Grosveld | 67 | 82 | / |
| Greabeil | 67 | 1 | / |
| Grayvild | 67 | 1 | / |
| Groveahl | 67 | 1 | / |
Gravell Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gravell in the Russian language | ||
| Гравелл | gravell | - |
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