Revill Surname

109,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,263 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Revill Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Revel,' a forgotten personal name. Mr. Lower says, 'Two places in Normandy bear the name of Reville, one near Bernai, the other in the arrondissement of Valognes. The surname still exists in Normandy.

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Revill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,8231:19,7372,815
United States4701:771,18959,919
Australia4551:59,3317,200
Canada1301:283,42826,469
New Zealand1271:35,6566,115
Scotland851:62,9865,075
Wales271:114,6128,773
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
South Africa221:2,462,623101,019
Taiwan211:1,116,4167,706
Cyprus131:68,0677,075
Norway121:428,52437,411
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
France41:16,605,680368,153
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3271:18,3692,649
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:570,66738,849

Revill (27) may also be a first name.

Revill Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Revel,' a forgotten personal name. Mr. Lower says, 'Two places in Normandy bear the name of Reville, one near Bernai, the other in the arrondissement of Valognes. The surname still exists in Normandy.' The objection to this is that there is no prefix de in our instances, not even in the Testa de Neville, and it is found familiarly in different places widely scattered. The matter is practically settled by the occurrence of Revel as a personal name, without surname, in the Hundred Rolls. It is a common surname in found in Yorkshire in number.

Richard Revel, Somerset, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

William Revel, Berkshire, ibid.

Revel (without surname), Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alan Revel, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Thomas Revel, Wiltshire, ibid.

Thomas Ryuell, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Roger Ryuell, 1379: ibid.

Adam Reuell, 1379: ibid.

Ricardus Ryuyll, 1379: ibid.

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

(French-Latin) 1 belonging to Réville (Normandy) = the Royal Manor [Latin regia villa] 2 for RevelI, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Two places in Normandy bear the name of Reville; one near Bernai, and the other in the arrondissement of Valognes. The surname still exists in Normandy.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the French, Revel, Revelle; a personal name From Revel; a location name in France. Revel in Rotuli de Oblatis et Finibus, King John

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

John Revell was a Chesterfield alderman in the early part of last century (H.). George Revill, of Normanton, was a gentleman who contributed £25 to the Armada fund in 1588 (Sp.). Robert Revell, of Carnfield, was high sheriff of Derbyshire in 1700 (P.). The name is still to be found in Chesterfield. Revel was a name found in Cambridgeshire, Somerset, and Wilts in the 13th century (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Revill Last Name Facts

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

Revill is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Revill? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 109,195th most widely held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,709,488 people. The surname Revill is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Revill are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,036,353rd most commonly held first name in the world, held by 27 people.

Revill is most common in England, where it is borne by 2,823 people, or 1 in 19,737. In England it is most common in: Nottinghamshire, where 20 percent live, South Yorkshire, where 14 percent live and Lincolnshire, where 11 percent live. Besides England Revill is found in 34 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Revill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Revill has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Revill surname increased 213 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 534 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,063 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Revill Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (60%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Revill surname are 2.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.83% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Revill earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 38.57% less than the national average, earning 212,586 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 17.97% more than the national average, earning R 280,332 per year; in United States they earn 0.34% more than the national average, earning $43,297 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.25% less than the national average, earning $49,558 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reville922,603/
Reavill92441/
Reevill920/
Reviell920/
Revil912,394/
Reveille86552/
Reaville8679/
Reyville864/
Revaille862/
Retville861/
Rieviell861/
Revell8311,614/
Reveil832,910/
Reviol83157/
Revoil83105/
Reviel8337/
Ravill8334/
Reavil8320/
Revile837/
Revail836/
Revilt831/
Rivill831/
Revitl831/
Reevil830/
Rovill830/
Reavaille8010/
Revillová802/
Revelle772,448/
Reavell77261/
Reevell77187/
Ribeill77175/
Riveill77131/
Reveile77117/
Raveill7791/
Riville7721/
Reaviel7716/
Réville7711/
Reivell776/
Ravhill773/
Revoile773/
Roweill771/
Raavill771/
Revelll771/
Reavile770/
Roevell770/
Revel738,589/
Ravil73221/
Rivil73136/
Rovil737/
Révil731/
Ryvil731/
Revjl731/
Rebeille7188/
Rivaille7164/
Revilova718/
Reveilhe715/
Réveille715/
Raiville713/
Ribeille712/
Risville711/
Rowell6728,088/
Ravell671,673/
Reveal67547/
Rivell67289/
Ravail67255/
Ribeil67182/
Rivail67141/
Rovell67132/
Rebeil67101/
Revelt6765/
Rawell6757/
Raevel6739/
Revele6732/
Rievel6718/
Raviel6712/
Roviel6710/
Reavel678/
Rebile678/
Risvil674/
Rovail674/
Riviel673/
Reuvel673/
Réveil673/
Reyvel672/
Richville672/
Reivel672/
Reveel672/
Ryvell672/
Réviol672/
Reevel671/
Reibesell671/
Rahvil671/
Rebail671/
Rojvil671/
Rewlle671/
Raivil671/
Raveil671/
Rebuil671/
Reveld671/
Rivoil671/
Riveil671/
Révoil671/
Ravoil671/
Rybeil671/
Revehl670/

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