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    The surname Bovell

    A Norman surname, carried by 659 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex B140

    Bovell: #34,390 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Bovell #34,390, 659 people Bovell: #34,390 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Bovell #34,390, 659 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Bovell is more common than 78.8% of them.

    Origin

    Norman origin

    English surname of Norman origin, from one of the towns called Bouville in France.

    One of 128 Norman surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 659 people named Bovell in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 468,506 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 574.

    #34,390
    rank among US surnames
    659
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +14.8%
    change since 2000 (was #36,716)

    Who is named Bovell

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    71% of people named Bovell identified as Black (not Hispanic), 16% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • Black (not Hispanic) 71%
    • White (not Hispanic) 16%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.8%
    • Two or more races 4.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

    Famous Bovells

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Dennis Bovell
      Barbadian-British reggae musician, born 1953
    • Andrew Bovell
      Australian writer, screenwriter, born 1962

    Notable Bovells come mostly from Barbados (1) and Australia (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Bovell

    Bovell has the Soundex code B140, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B140.

    Other Norman surnames

    All 128 Norman surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Bovell come from?
    English surname of Norman origin, from one of the towns called Bouville in France.
    How common is the surname Bovell?
    659 people in the United States had the surname Bovell in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 468,506 Americans. It ranked 34,390th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Bovell?
    In the 2010 Census, 71% of people named Bovell identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 16% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Bovell?
    Dennis Bovell, Barbadian-British reggae musician, followed by Andrew Bovell.
    Where is the surname Bovell most common?
    Wikidata records people named Bovell in Barbados and Australia.
    Is the surname Bovell getting more or less common?
    More common. 574 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 659 in 2010, up 15%.