# Neville (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/neville/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Old French.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | French |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 11,739 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,053 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 26,301 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.3% (11,258 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈnɛvəl/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | Nevil, Nevile, Nevill, Neiville, Nevils, Newill |

## Etymology

* A Norman baronial surname, de Neville, from place names in Normandy, Néville, from Old French Neville (literally “Néel's estate”) or Neuville (literally “new settlement”), equivalent to nuef + ville. * Also as an Irish surname, from Ó Niadh (see Nee) or Ó Cnaimhín (see Nevin).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Neville in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 84% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.6% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Neville in the United States, the Kingdom of England and Australia.

## People named Neville

- David Neville, American sprinter (born 1984)
- Aaron Neville, American singer
- Katherine Neville, American novelist (born 1945)
- Ivan Neville, American multi-instrumentalist
- Art Neville, American keyboardist and singer (1937-2019)
- Charles Neville, American musician (1938–2018)
- Paul Neville, Australian politician
- Cyril Neville, American musician
- Keith Neville, American politician (1884-1959)
- George Neville, Archbishop of York and Chancellor of England (1433-1476)
- Alexander Neville, Archbishop of York from 1374 to 1388

## Similar surnames

Newbill, Noble, Napoli, Nebel, Novello, Nobile, Novelli.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.