Explore the Family Name Bovill

The meaning of Bovill

English (of Norman origin): habitational name from any of several places in Normandy whose medieval forms share a similar range of variants, such as Bouville (Seine-Maritime), any of several places called Biéville (Calvados, Manche) or Biville (Manche, Seine-Maritime), Beuzeville-la-Giffard (Seine-Maritime), Boiville (Orne), and perhaps Boudeville (Seine-Maritime). See also Boswell and Beville.

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How common is the last name Bovill in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Bovill saw a decline between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname fell from 79,394 to 90,113, indicating a decrease in popularity by 13.5%. Furthermore, there was an 8.07% reduction in the total number of individuals bearing the surname Bovill, dropping from 223 in 2000 to merely 205 in 2010. This trend also reflected in the proportion per 100k, which decreased by 12.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#79,394	#90,113	-13.5%
Count	223	205	-8.07%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.07	-12.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Bovill

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data revealed some changes over the same decade. In 2000, the majority of individuals with the Bovill surname identified as White (88.34%), followed by Black (7.17%), and a small percentage reported being of two or more races (2.24%). By 2010, the percentage identifying as White increased to 92.68%, indicating a rise by 4.91%. There was a new emergence of Hispanic ethnicity at 2.44%, whereas those identifying as Black dropped significantly by 45.61% to 3.9%. The census recorded no individuals of Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native descent in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	88.34%	92.68%	4.91%
Black	7.17%	3.9%	-45.61%
Hispanic	0%	2.44%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.24%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%