Manville Surname

185,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,279 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Manville Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Mandeville.' I quote from Lower: 'Goisfrid de Mandeville was a Domesday chief tenant in many counties. His descendants were the famous Earls of Essex, extinct in the 13th cent. From a younger branch probably sprang the famous traveller, Sir John M.

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Manville Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5361:235,97622,647
England5261:105,92811,076
France841:790,74795,785
Canada501:736,91258,785
New Zealand451:100,62913,472
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Cayman Islands31:21,2981,488
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1011:241,34017,803
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4581:109,64810,937

Manville (127) may also be a first name.

Manville Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Mandeville.' I quote from Lower: 'Goisfrid de Mandeville was a Domesday chief tenant in many counties. His descendants were the famous Earls of Essex, extinct in the 13th cent. From a younger branch probably sprang the famous traveller, Sir John M., in the 14th cent. In charters "de Magna Villa" and "de Mandaville." Magneville is near Valognes, in Normandy; and there are two places called Mandeville, one near Louviers, and another in the arrondissement of Bayeux.' Manvell is a manifest variant.

Nigel de Mantlerville, Berkshire 1271. Hundred Rolls.

Ernald de Maundevtlle, Suffolk, ibid.

Walter de Maundeviil, Kent, 20 Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

John de Maundeville, 33 Edward I. Calendarium Genealogicum: Henry III-Edward I.

Ricardus Maunvil, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1667. Married — George Mandevell and Elizabeth Clinch: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1751. — Peter Nott and Elizabeth Mandeville: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1757. Baptised — Elizabeth Maria, d. Robert Mandeville: St. Peter. Cornhill.

1766. Married — Richard Manvell and Ann Richbell: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(French-Latin) belonging to Manneville (Normandy)-the Great Estate [Latin Magna Villa] Manneville, Calvados, occurs as Magna Villa in 12o1; Manneville - sur - Risle, Eure, was Magna Villa in the, 11th cent.

Cp. Mandeville.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Goisfrid de M. was a Domesday chief-tenant in many counties. His descendants were the famous Earls of Esses, extinct in the XIII. century. From a younger branch probably sprang the famous traveller, Sir John M. in the XIV. cent. In charters, De Magna Villa and De Mandavilla. Magneville is near Valognes in Normandy, and there are two places called Mandeville, one near Louviers, and another in the arrondissement of Bayeux.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Latin De Magna villa, that is, of or from the great town.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Manville Last Name Facts

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

The last name Manville occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Manville? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 185,898th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,197,695 people. Manville occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 63 percent of Manville live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 825,494th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 127 people.

Manville is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,536 people, or 1 in 235,976. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 12 percent reside, Michigan, where 9 percent reside and Connecticut, where 8 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also found in England, where 23 percent reside and France, where 4 percent reside.

Manville Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Manville has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Manville last name grew 335 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 521 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Manville Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Manville surname are 5.68% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.45% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Manville earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 12.66% more than the national average, earning $48,610 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.61% more than the national average, earning $57,934 CAD per year.

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