Banville

English

Etymology

French and Irish surname of Norman origin, from Banville in Calvados, from Old French Baanvillam; the second element is ville (“settlement”) but the first is uncertain, perhaps a personal name of Germanic origin (compare *bannan (“to proclaim”)). This surname is mostly found in Canada. Compare Banfield.

Proper noun

Banville (plural Banvilles)

1. A surname from French.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Banville is the 34223^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 663 individuals. Banville is most common among White (94.27%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Banville”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 96.

Anagrams

• ball vein