Havill Surname

281,955th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Havill Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Hautville.' Probably some spot in Normandy. It is found in every conceivable form in early registers, Hautville, Hauvile, Hauvill, Hauville, Hauvyle, Havele, Havell, Havile, Havill, and Haville being the commonest.

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Havill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4951:732,24057,446
England3791:147,01314,138
New Zealand2251:20,1263,537
Canada1371:268,94625,310
Australia731:369,80430,692
Northern Ireland271:68,3354,994
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Wales61:515,75523,171
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1961:124,36411,707
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States861:583,93839,464

Havill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Hautville.' Probably some spot in Normandy. It is found in every conceivable form in early registers, Hautville, Hauvile, Hauvill, Hauville, Hauvyle, Havele, Havell, Havile, Havill, and Haville being the commonest. The modern Hovell unfortunately suggests a mean dwelling. It is occasionally Latinized, as Alta VUla.

'In 1196 Sir Ralph de Havile was lord of Erlham, by Norwich. Hewasa younger brother of Humphrey de Havile, de Alta Villa, or Hautville': History of Norfolk.

Thomas de Havile, Norfolk, 1266: ibid.

Henry de Hauville, Norfolk, 1271. Hundred Rolls.

John de Havill, Norfolk, 1318: ibid.

1589-90. John Dawes and Agnes Havell: Marriage Lic. (London).

1626-7. Hoogan Hovell, grocer, and Mary Haregrave: Marriage Lic. (London).

— Married — Thomas Hovell and Elizabeth Furnace: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Anglo-French-Latin) belonging to Hauteville (France) = the High Vill or Estate [French haute, Latin alta + French ville, Latin villa) In the 13th cent. the name of the Nor­folk Havills occurs as Havile, Hautville, and (Latinized) de Alta Villa.

Haut(t)eville is a common French place- name, the form Hautteville being peculiar to the Norman Manche Dept. Hauville is in the Eure Dept.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(German) Dweller near the Havel, a river in Germany.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Are said to be almost proven corruptions of Auberville.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Said to be the same as Havill and Auberville; from Aubervilliers, a village of Prance, dep. Seine. compare Lower's Pat. Brit.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Havill Last Name Facts

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

The surname Havill occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Havill? popularity and diffusion

The last name Havill is the 281,955th most widespread last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 5,327,153 people. Havill occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Havill are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 495 people, or 1 in 732,240. In The United States Havill is most frequent in: Indiana, where 10 percent are found, Florida, where 10 percent are found and Iowa, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 28 percent are found and New Zealand, where 16 percent are found.

Havill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Havill has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Havill surname increased 576 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 193 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Havill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Havill last name are 14.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.59% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Havill earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 21.47% more than the national average, earning $52,415 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.79% more than the national average, earning $53,058 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haville9273/
Heavill924/
Hatvill920/
Hauvill920/
Hasvill920/
Havhill920/
Avill91177/
Havil91169/
Hauville86783/
Chaville86263/
Chaivill860/
Hatville860/
Havell83461/
Chavil83292/
Havile83112/
Aville8341/
Javill837/
Gavill834/
Auvill834/
Khavil833/
Ahavil831/
Asvill831/
Hatvil831/
Hevill830/
Aveill830/
Availl830/
Hovill830/
Avil80575/
Chauville80348/
Chavaille801/
Haysville801/
Hausville801/
Chasville800/
Chaviel771,334/
Auville77698/
Aveille7783/
Chavile7726/
Atville7714/
Chhavil778/
Heavell776/
Hoville774/
Ahavile774/
Chovill772/
Khavile772/
Chavell772/
Havelle772/
Avecill772/
Chaveil772/
Hawille772/
Hasvell771/
Aiville771/
Hajjvil771/
Ahaviel771/
Havhile771/
Eaville770/
Hewaill770/
Gaveill770/
Hovhill770/
Ashvill770/
Hatvell770/
Havel738,939/
Avile732,771/
Auvil731,313/
Javil73277/
Evill73236/
Gavil73133/
Aviel7377/
Avail7325/
Avell7322/
Aviol7317/
Aveil7311/
Avgil738/
Avoil735/
Hevil735/
Hovil734/
Avild734/
Avuil732/
Aevil732/
Avisl731/
Aavil731/
Atvil731/
Eavil730/
Chhavile71378/
Houville7132/
Hamphill7131/
Chauvell7129/
Chavelle7126/
Hauvelle7118/
Havilova7115/
Ashville7113/
Assville711/
Oshville711/
D'Aville711/
Chavaile711/
Hosville710/
Hovell671,595/
Habile67873/
Oville67661/
Chavel67442/
Hauvel67364/
Gavell67210/
Chabaille67178/
Havele67172/
Haavel67142/
Heavel67121/
Habail67105/
Hawell6798/
Chovil6795/
Chouville6786/
Houbaille6778/
Avelle6770/
Ahwail6752/
Hawile6750/
Havelt6748/
Howail6744/
Chauvelle6729/
Khavyl6727/
Hayvel6721/
Khavel6717/
Habeil6716/
Aavile6713/
Gaviol6712/
Atvell6710/
Aivile6710/
Haevel6710/
Haweil679/
Ashvil679/
Javell678/
Aavild677/
Asvile676/
Gavail676/
Hawail676/
Gauvil674/
Hävell674/
Habitl674/
Hevell673/
Oveill673/
Avitel672/
Chavilova672/
Eveill672/
Availe672/
Hövell672/
Hawiel672/
Hawgil671/
Eavell671/
Gavhil671/
Auvail671/
Abhail671/
Chóvil671/
Hewail671/
Ahbail671/
Aivail671/
Jaivil671/
Havellova671/
Haboil670/
Govill670/
Hosvil670/

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