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

The surname Scovel occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Scovel? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 342,554th most widely held family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,804,431 people. The last name Scovel occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Scovel reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

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

Scovel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scovel has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Scovel last name increased 505 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Scovel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Scovel surname are 15.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.66% being registered with the 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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