Duvall (surname)

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Duvall (also DuVall) is a French surname and an alternative spelling of "Duval", which literally translates from French to English as "of the valley". [1] It derives from the Norman "Devall", which has both English and French ties. Variant spellings include: Davolls, Deavall, DeVile, Devill, Deville, Divall, Divell and Evill. [2] Its meaning is derived from the French town of Déville, Seine-Inferieure. [2] The spelling, "Devall", was first recorded in England in the Domesday Book.

In France, variant spellings include: Lavalle, Lavallie, Laval, Lavall, Deval, Lavell, Lavelle and Lavielle. [3] The Duvall surname has also been spelled some other ways including DeVall, Devoll, DeVol, DeValle and Devaulle.

Notable people with the surname include:

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References

  1. ↑ Hanks, Patrick (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set. Vol. 1. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 504. ISBN   978-0-19-508137-4. OCLC   51655476 . Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Last name: Devall". The Internet Surname Database. 1980.
  3. ↑ "Last name: Deval". The Internet Surname Database. 1980.
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