Scovill Surname

314,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,195 people bear this surname

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

Scovill 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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Scovill Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1191:323,91329,495
Canada681:541,84745,466
Laos41:1,647,081888
England21:27,859,030389,889
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7591:66,1647,195

Scovill 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

(English) One who came from Escoville (Scot’s estate), in Normandy.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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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Scovill Last Name Facts

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

Scovill occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Scovill.

How Common Is The Last Name Scovill? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 314,252nd most frequently used last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 6,098,365 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Scovill reside; 96 percent reside in North America and 96 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 1,119 people, or 1 in 323,913. In The United States Scovill is most common in: California, where 11 percent reside, Utah, where 9 percent reside and Connecticut, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States Scovill is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 6 percent reside and Laos, where 0 percent reside.

Scovill Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Scovill has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 147 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Scovill Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Scovill last name are 17.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.82% being registered with the political party.

The amount Scovill earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.73% more than the national average, earning $47,346 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.36% less than the national average, earning $49,007 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scoville934,179/
Schovill933/
Scouvill930/
Covill921,495/
Scovil92885/
Sovill920/
Scssovill881/
Scotville881/
Scovell861,502/
Scovile861/
Scoviel860/
Scavill860/
Schovil860/
Covil831,666/
Sovil8390/
Scottville821/
Schovell80151/
Scovelle8011/
Scaville801/
Covell775,659/
Savill774,203/
Cavill772,875/
Scovel771,071/
Sovell77146/
Covilh7738/
Scavil772/
Sovail772/
Soviel772/
Soivil771/
Coovil770/
Joville71120/
Caveill7147/
Couvell7143/
Schovel7133/
Savaill7117/
Cowhill7112/
Skovell714/
Scowell712/
Coweill710/
Souvell710/
Soveall710/
Savhill710/
Caavill710/
Scavell710/
Covel67996/
Cavil67514/
Sovel67178/
Savil67108/
Jovil675/
Sovyl672/
Schavell671/

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