Shovell Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Shovell Surname Definition:

Scofield: are all English forms of Escoville in Calvados.

Shovell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England301:1,857,26974,552
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Shovell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Scofield: are all English forms of Escoville in Calvados.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Shovell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shovell occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Shovell click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shovell? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,746,821st most prevalent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Shovell are found; 60 percent are found in Northern Europe and 60 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 1,857,269. In England Shovell is mostly found in: Cornwall, where 53 percent are found, Buckinghamshire, where 20 percent are found and West Midlands, where 17 percent are found. Besides England this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Shovell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shovell has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Shovell last name declined 27 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 238 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shovell Last Name Statistics demography

Shovell earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.43% more than the national average, earning $45,925 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schovell93151/
Shovelle934/
Shohvell931/
Sovell92146/
Shovel9279/
Showell862,178/
Shevell86101/
Shavell8683/
Schovel8633/
Sosvell860/
Sahvell860/
Soveall860/
Souvell860/
Sovel83178/
Shavelle8018/
Chovelle804/
Schovill803/
Shaveill801/
Shauvell801/
Schavell801/
Shotvelt800/
Sowell7712,439/
Shevel775,335/
Shavel772,965/
Savell772,666/
Sevell77101/
Chovel7730/
Showel7728/
Soviel772/
Soveel771/
Sojvel771/
Sovele771/
Souvel771/
Sovill770/
Zovell770/
Schotveld7511/
Sauthvell751/
Southvell750/
Savelle71423/
Chowell71240/
Shevill71220/
Chouvel71194/
Saveall71178/
Shaviel71132/
Schevel71121/
Schavel7184/
Shawell7171/
Shaevel7168/
Chovele7121/
Seevell7114/
Shobele7111/
Sahwell7111/
Schável718/
Seveall715/
Showeel714/
Showeil714/
Soville713/
Shavele713/
Schouville713/
Chavell712/
Shavill712/
Chovill712/
Sosvele711/
Sauvell711/
Siowell711/
Shaveel711/
Soweell711/
Shaouel711/
Sovehle711/
Szávell711/
Schövel711/
Schowel711/
Sasvell710/
Sowelle710/
Schovil710/
Savel672,299/
Sevel67673/
Scheevel67224/
Souville67220/
Shchavel67113/
Sosville6794/
Sovil6790/
Sowel6788/
Sável6743/
Chauvell6729/
Chavelle6726/
Sioville6725/
Schevill6719/
Sovelova6711/
Schawell678/
Sovelová673/
Samphell672/
Sovyl672/
Schobele671/
Zovel671/
Saveille671/
Shoubeil671/
Sowetell670/

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