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

Nevil, 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 Nevil surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Nevil in America

Nevil is the 32676th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Nevil surname appeared 703 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Nevil.

We can also compare 2010 data for Nevil 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 Nevil

The surname NEVIL originated from the Old French Nevil, which itself derived from the place name Neuville in Normandy, France. This toponymic surname dates back to the early medieval period, around the 11th-12th centuries.

The name NEVIL is an Anglo-Norman territorial surname that arose after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. It refers to someone who came from one of the several places called Neuville or Neville in Normandy. The earliest recorded spelling variants include Nevile, Nevyle, and de Nevill.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name NEVIL can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, which lists a Roger de Nevill as a tenant-in-chief in Lincolnshire. This suggests that the NEVIL family held lands and titles in England shortly after the Norman Conquest.

Geoffrey de Nevill (c. 1193-1285) was a prominent English nobleman who served as Lord Chancellor and Lord High Treasurer under King Henry III. He was also one of the principal actors during the Second Barons' War against the King.

Ralph Neville (c. 1364-1425), 1st Earl of Westmorland, was an English nobleman and military leader who fought in the Hundred Years' War and the Wars of the Roses. He was a major supporter of the House of Lancaster during the dynastic struggle.

Richard Neville (1428-1471), known as the "Kingmaker," was a powerful English nobleman who played a crucial role in the Wars of the Roses. He was instrumental in deposing two kings, Henry VI and Edward IV, and briefly controlled the throne.

Edmund Nevill (1519-1576) was an English scholar and clergyman who served as the Bishop of Rochester from 1568 until his death. He was a noted translator and author, publishing works on theology and church history.

Henry Neville (1620-1694) was an English author, politician, and diplomat who served as a Member of Parliament and as an ambassador to France. He was a prominent republican and critic of the monarchy during the English Civil War and Interregnum period.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Nevil

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

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 Nevil 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 Nevil 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 Nevil was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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