Find out how popular the last name DuVall is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named DuVall.

DuVall, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the DuVall surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of DuVall in America

DuVall is the 1811th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The DuVall surname appeared 19,844 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 7 people would have the surname DuVall.

We can also compare 2010 data for DuVall to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name DuVall

The surname Duvall originated in France and has its roots in the Old French word "val" meaning "valley." It is believed to have been a topographic name, referring to someone who lived in or near a valley. The earliest recorded instances of the name appear in the 11th century in the Normandy region of northern France.

During the Middle Ages, the name was often spelled as "de Val" or "du Val," with the prefix "de" or "du" indicating "of" or "from." These prefixes were commonly used in French surnames to denote a person's place of origin or residence. Over time, the spelling evolved to the more modern form of "Duvall."

The Duvall name can be found in various historical records, including the Domesday Book of 1086, which was a survey of landholdings and populations commissioned by William the Conqueror in England. This suggests that some individuals with the Duvall surname may have been among the Norman settlers who accompanied William during the Norman Conquest of England in 1066.

One of the earliest recorded individuals with the Duvall surname was Raoul du Val, a Norman knight who fought alongside William the Conqueror at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Another notable figure was Sir Walter Duvall, a prominent English landowner who lived during the reign of King Henry III in the 13th century.

In the 16th century, the Duvall surname was associated with the town of Vaux-sur-Seine in the Île-de-France region of France, which was once known as "Val." This connection suggests that some Duvall families may have originated from or lived in this area.

As the name spread across Europe and beyond, several notable individuals have carried the Duvall surname throughout history. These include:

1. Gabriel Duvall (1752-1844), an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1811 to 1835.
2. Robert Duval (c. 1568-1637), a French Protestant leader and soldier during the French Wars of Religion in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
3. Napoléon Duvall (1782-1858), a French military officer who served under Napoleon Bonaparte and later became a general in the French Army.
4. William P. Duvall (1782-1854), an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Maryland in the early 19th century.
5. Samuel Duvall (1794-1863), an American politician and lawyer who served as the 17th Governor of Florida from 1853 to 1857.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name DuVall

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname DuVall.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for DuVall was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of DuVall has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name DuVall was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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