Sanville Surname

378,019th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 945 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Sanville Surname Definition:

From Sandarville, near Chartres, France. In 1165 William de Sandville held four fees of the honour of Skipton, York, and Gervasius de S. one fee (Lib. Niger). Manasses de Sanderville held 13th cent. lands in Hants (Testa de Neville). William de S.

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Sanville Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9161:395,69834,709
France111:6,038,429280,838
England81:6,964,757184,742
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1081:464,98833,280

Sanville (10) may also be a first name.

Sanville Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Sandarville, near Chartres, France. In 1165 William de Sandville held four fees of the honour of Skipton, York, and Gervasius de S. one fee (Lib. Niger). Manasses de Sanderville held 13th cent. lands in Hants (Testa de Neville). William de S., t. Henry II., witnessed a charter of Boxgrove Priory, Sussex (Mon. i. 593); and Thomas de S. in 1301 was summoned from Oxford and Berks for service against the Scots (Parliamentary Writs).

The Norman People (1874)

Sanville Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sanville occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sanville? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 378,019th most frequently held family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 7,711,689 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 92 percent of Sanville are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 916 people, or 1 in 395,698. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Vermont, where 15 percent are found, New Hampshire, where 12 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in France, where 1 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Sanville Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sanville has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sanville surname expanded 848 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sanville Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sanville last name are 5.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.02% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sanville earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.12% more than the national average, earning $47,083 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.33% less than the national average, earning $48,525 CAD per year.

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