Scovell Surname

261,328th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,502 people bear this surname

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

Scovell Surname Definition:

(Anglo-French) belonging to Escoville (Calvados, Norm.) [the first element may be the Old French Escot, a Scot: Escot is a French surname (v. Scott) + French ville, Latin villa, a farm, estate] But the spelling Escoldivilla, a.d. 1109, hardly bears out the suggested etymology.

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Scovell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5911:613,29849,723
England5631:98,96610,472
Canada1331:277,03525,971
Australia1271:212,56520,555
Northern Ireland291:63,6224,809
Scotland221:243,35512,191
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Wales51:618,90625,852
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4461:54,6536,528
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1921:261,55621,457

Scovell (10) may also be a first name.

Scovell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Anglo-French) belonging to Escoville (Calvados, Norm.) [the first element may be the Old French Escot, a Scot: Escot is a French surname (v. Scott) + French ville, Latin villa, a farm, estate] But the spelling Escoldivilla, a.d. 1109, hardly bears out the suggested etymology.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Escoville now Ecoville, in the arrondissement of Caen, in Normandy. H.R. De Scoville, De Scovile.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Escoville (now Ecoville); a location name in Normandy Radulph de Scovill held land in Wiltshire, temp. King John.

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

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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Scovell Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scovell is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Scovell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 261,328th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 4,851,895 people. The last name Scovell is primarily found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Scovell are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most numerous given name worldwide It is held by 10 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 591 people, or 1 in 613,298. In The United States it is mostly found in: California, where 13 percent live, Texas, where 8 percent live and Oregon, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States this surname occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in England, where 37 percent live and Canada, where 9 percent live.

Scovell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Scovell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Scovell last name expanded 308 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 126 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Scovell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Scovell last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Scovell last name are 5.8% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.03% registered with the party.

The amount Scovell earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.58% more than the national average, earning $43,829 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.6% more than the national average, earning $58,426 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schovell93151/
Scovelle9311/
Covell925,659/
Scovel921,071/
Sovell92146/
Scovill861,195/
Couvell8643/
Schovel8633/
Skovell864/
Scowell862/
Souvell860/
Soveall860/
Scoviel860/
Scavell860/
Covel83996/
Sovel83178/
Scoville804,179/
Schovill803/
Schavell801/
Scouvill800/
Sowell7712,439/
Savell772,666/
Cavell771,840/
Covill771,495/
Scovil77885/
Jovell77214/
Coveal7711/
Skovel7710/
Couvel774/
Soviel772/
Sojvel771/
Soveel771/
Sovill770/
Zovell770/
Scssovill751/
Scotville751/
Saveall71178/
Schavel7184/
Caveill7147/
Jovelle7111/
Joivell719/
Schável718/
Cohwell713/
Scovile711/
Soweell711/
Zcovele711/
Cowelll711/
Schowel711/
Scottville711/
Coowell711/
Coweill710/
Cuowell710/
Sahvell710/
Schovil710/
Scavill710/
Scawell710/
Jovel6712,155/
Savel672,299/
Covil671,666/
Cavel67745/
Shchavel67113/
Sovil6790/
Sowel6788/
Sável6743/
Schawell678/
Sovyl672/
Scaville671/
Zovel671/

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