Scovel Surname

342,554th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,071 people bear this surname

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

Scovel Surname Definition:

Place name in Normandy, France. (Escoville near Caen, corrupted in England.)

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Scovel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0611:341,62030,747
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England181:1,354,18747,798
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2101:239,13719,985

Scovel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name in Normandy, France. (Escoville near Caen, corrupted in England.)

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

User-submitted Reference

This is a Norman surname whose origins lie in the French village of Escoville in Normandy. The first known record of a Scoville in England was one Ralph d'Escoville in 1194, who held several estates and whose family had likely come to England with William the Conqueror in 1066. His children were generally known by the surname "de Scoville," and in the ensuing generations, the name took its current, shortened form of Scoville.

In America, most (if not all) Scovilles can trace their roots to a pair of English brothers, Arthur and John Scoville, who were born in Dorset and came to Connecticut in the mid 17th Century. Even today, there are many Scovilles living in the area where they first settled in New Haven, Connecticut. Remnants of their legacy can be seen in streets named after the family, and the Scoville Memorial Library in Salisbury, CT.

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Scovel Last Name Facts

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

Scovel is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scovel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 342,554th most common surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 6,804,431 people. The surname Scovel is mostly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Scovel reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Scovel is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,061 people, or 1 in 341,620. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 18 percent live, Iowa, where 8 percent live and Michigan, where 6 percent live. Barring The United States Scovel exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 0 percent live and Australia, where 0 percent live.

Scovel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Scovel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Scovel surname expanded 505 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scovel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scovel last name are 15.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.66% being registered with the political party.

Scovel earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.86% more than the national average, earning $48,700 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scovell921,502/
Schovel9233/
Scoviel920/
Covel91996/
Sovel91178/
Schovell86151/
Scovelle8611/
Covell835,659/
Scovil83885/
Sovell83146/
Coveal8311/
Skovel8310/
Couvel834/
Soviel832/
Soveel831/
Sojvel831/
Scovill771,195/
Schavel7784/
Couvell7743/
Schável778/
Skovell774/
Scowell772/
Schowel771/
Zcovele771/
Scovile771/
Scavell770/
Souvell770/
Soveall770/
Schovil770/
Jovel7312,155/
Savel732,299/
Covil731,666/
Cavel73745/
Sovil7390/
Sowel7388/
Sável7343/
Sovyl732/
Zovel731/
Scoville714,179/
Shchavel71113/
Schovill713/
Schavell711/
Scouvill710/
Sowell6712,439/
Savell672,666/
Cavell671,840/
Covill671,495/
Saviel67383/
Jovell67214/
Jouvel67128/
Jhovel67111/
Covilh6738/
Zouvel6716/
Saveal6713/
Saavel679/
Coweil674/
Saveel674/
Giovel672/
Jovele672/
Scavil672/
Sovail672/
Saveul671/
Cohuel671/
Coweel671/
Soivil671/
Scotville671/
Scssovill671/
Caveel671/
Coweal671/
Josvel671/
Joveil671/
Caveil670/
Sovill670/
Coovil670/
Zovell670/

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