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
Average Male Gravell Height
179 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| 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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