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

Raymonvil, 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 Raymonvil surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Raymonvil in America

Raymonvil is the 109258th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Raymonvil surname appeared 162 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 Raymonvil.

We can also compare 2010 data for Raymonvil 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 Raymonvil

The surname RAYMONVIL is believed to have originated in the Normandy region of northern France during the Middle Ages. It likely derives from the Old French words "raimont" or "raymont," meaning "wise protection," and "vil," meaning "town" or "village." This suggests the name may have originated as a place name referring to a settlement where a wise or influential person held authority.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name RAYMONVIL can be found in the Cartulary of the Abbey of Saint-Étienne in Caen, dating back to the 12th century. This medieval manuscript mentions a landowner named Radulfus de Raymonvil who made a donation to the abbey.

In the 13th century, a nobleman named Geoffroy de RAYMONVIL is mentioned in the chronicles of the Norman historian Robert Wace. Geoffroy is said to have participated in the Seventh Crusade, which took place from 1248 to 1254.

During the 14th century, the name RAYMONVIL appeared in the records of the Hundred Years' War. A knight named Guillaume de RAYMONVIL is listed among the Norman soldiers who fought alongside the English forces at the Battle of Crécy in 1346.

In the 15th century, a French nobleman named Jean de RAYMONVIL is recorded as having accompanied Joan of Arc during her military campaigns against the English. He was born around 1390 and died in the late 1450s.

Another notable figure bearing the surname RAYMONVIL was Renaud de RAYMONVIL, a French explorer and navigator who participated in several voyages to the Americas in the late 16th century. He is believed to have been born in Normandy around 1540 and died sometime in the early 1600s.

Over the centuries, variations in spelling and pronunciation of the name RAYMONVIL emerged, including Remonville, Remondville, and Raymondville. These variations likely arose due to regional dialects and the adaptation of the name to different languages and cultures as it spread across Europe and beyond.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Raymonvil

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

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

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