Shovel Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

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

Shovel Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. the Frenchcheval, a horse. There can be no doubt that Shovel is an imitative corruption.

Osbert Chevall, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger Chevall, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

1636.

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Shovel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States441:8,237,703362,142
England221:2,532,63991,802
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Shovel (31) may also be a first name.

Shovel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. the Frenchcheval, a horse. There can be no doubt that Shovel is an imitative corruption.

Osbert Chevall, Buckinghamshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Roger Chevall, Buckinghamshire, ibid.

1636. William Chevall and Mary Wheeler: Marriage Lic. (London).

1729. Married — Daniel Chivell and Ann Dell: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1753. — Thomas Shovell and Jane Neau: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Scandinavian) for the O.Scand. Sjóvald-r= Sea-Ruler [Old Norse sjó-r, sea+vald-r, ruler]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Possibly a corruption of French cheval, horse.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Showell, a chapelry in the parish of Swerford, co. Oxford; or from the surname Scovell (in H.R. De Scoville, De Scovile); from Escoville, now Ecoville, arrond. Caen, Normandy. Sir Cloudesley Shovel was the name of a gallant British admiral, bom near Clay, in Norfolk, about 1650.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

See Chauvel. Hence the brave Sir Cloudesley Shovell.

The Norman People (1874)

Shovel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shovel (Georgian: შოველ, Hindi: शोवेल, Marathi: शोवेल) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shovel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,121,169th most commonly occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 92,247,417 people. The surname Shovel is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Shovel reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,874,099th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 31 people.

Shovel is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 44 people, or 1 in 8,237,703. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 39 percent are found, Maryland, where 18 percent are found and Texas, where 18 percent are found. Barring The United States this surname exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent are found and New Zealand, where 3 percent are found.

Shovel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shovel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shovel surname grew 880 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 4 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Shovel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Shovel last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Shovel earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 22% more than the national average, earning $52,643 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shovell9250/
Schovel9233/
Sovel91178/
Schovell86151/
Shovelle864/
Shohvell861/
Shotvelt860/
Shevel835,335/
Shavel832,965/
Sovell83146/
Chovel8330/
Showel8328/
Soviel832/
Soveel831/
Sojvel831/
Sovele831/
Souvel831/
Schotveld8011/
Showell772,178/
Chouvel77194/
Shaviel77132/
Schevel77121/
Shevell77101/
Schavel7784/
Shavell7783/
Shaevel7768/
Chovele7721/
Shobele7711/
Schável778/
Showeel774/
Showeil774/
Shavele773/
Shaveel771/
Sosvele771/
Schowel771/
Schövel771/
Sovehle771/
Shaouel771/
Souvell770/
Soveall770/
Schovil770/
Sahvell770/
Sosvell770/
Savel732,299/
Sevel73673/
Sovil7390/
Sowel7388/
Sável7343/
Sovyl732/
Zovel731/
Scheevel71224/
Shchavel71113/
Shavelle7118/
Sovelova7111/
Chovelle714/
Schovill713/
Sovelová713/
Schobele711/
Shauvell711/
Shaveill711/
Schavell711/
Shoubeil711/
Sowell6712,439/
Shawel679,813/
Savell672,666/
Chavel67442/
Saviel67383/
Saouel67172/
Sobele67166/
Sevell67101/
Chovil6795/
Savele6766/
Szável6761/
Sievel6746/
Shavil6743/
Shevil6735/
Sauvel6732/
Shevyl6719/
Sowele6716/
Zouvel6716/
Saveal6713/
Chowel6711/
Saavel679/
Sovile679/
Seveal675/
Siovil675/
Saveel674/
Shavelova673/
Sovail672/
Satvel672/
Sauthvell671/
Saveul671/
Sobhel671/
Seevel671/
Soivil671/
Seviel671/
Siavel671/
Zovell670/
Showle670/
Sovill670/
Southvell670/
Scevel670/

Shovel Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shovel in the Georgian language
შოველshovel-
Shovel in the Hindi language
शोवेलsovela-
Shovel in the Marathi language
शोवेलsovela-

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