Last Name COLVILLE

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Meaning Local: Of Colville. There are three places in Normandy called Colleville.
The town in the defile � from col, a defile, and ville, a town. Gilbert de Colavilla or Col- vyle was a commander in the army of William the Conqueror; his descendant Philip de Colvill, was the founder of the Scottish branch of the family.
Local: From 'Col,' a neck, strait, or defile; a pass between hills; and 'ville,' a town, the place in the gorge or pass of the dell.
The village on the neck of the hill, or near the hazel-wood; 'Col,' Gaelic, hazel; and 'ville,' a village, changed into 'well.' 'Coldwell' denotes the quality of the water, a cold spring; 'Colwold,' the hazel-wild, or bushy place of hazels.
Origin English, Scottish, French, Irish, Belgian

Rank 19,657 (2000 US census) 25,723 (1990 US census)
Count 1,269 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 94.41%, or 1198 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 0.79%, or 10 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.55%, or 7 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.87%, or 11 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.65%, or 21 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.73%, or 22 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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