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Neville: Irish Surname History & Coat of Arms

de Nuibhíol · Norman 'de Neuville,' 'de Neville,' i.e., of Neville or Neuville, a common place-name in France

Woulfe (1923) gives Neville as an anglicised form of several different Irish and Norman names. His entry de Nuibhíol is a Norman name from the French place-name Neville or Neuville; the family settled in Wexford, Carlow and Kilkenny. He says the Nevilles of Limerick and Cork are of a different origin. In 1890, 39 Neville birth entries including spelling varieties were registered in Ireland, 27 of them in Munster.

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Irish formde Nuibhíol
MeaningNorman 'de Neuville,' 'de Neville,' i.e., of Neville or Neuville, a common place-name in France
CountiesWexford, Carlow, Kilkenny, Limerick
Other spellings2
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Origin of the Neville name

Woulfe, de Nuibhíol: 'Norman de Neuville, de Neville ... This family came into Ireland about the time of the Anglo-Norman invasion and settled in Wexford, Carlow and Kilkenny. The Nevilles of Limerick and Cork are of a different origin.'[1]

  1. 189039 entries including spelling varieties (36 spelled Neville): Leinster 8, Munster 27, Ulster 4.[5]

Where in Ireland

Co. WexfordWoulfe: the Norman de Nuibhíol family settled in Wexford, Carlow and Kilkenny.[1]
Co. CarlowWoulfe: the Norman de Nuibhíol family settled in Wexford, Carlow and Kilkenny.[1]
Co. KilkennyWoulfe: the Norman de Nuibhíol family settled in Wexford, Carlow and Kilkenny.[1]
Co. LimerickMatheson 1890: counties in which principally found, Limerick and Cork.[5]
Co. CorkMatheson 1890: principally found in Limerick and Cork; Woulfe's de Néadh is in use in Co. Cork.[5][3]

Other spellings

de Neuville · de Neville[1]

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Neville surname: questions

What does the surname Neville mean?

Woulfe's entry de Nuibhíol gives Neville as Norman 'de Neuville' or 'de Neville', i.e. of Neville or Neuville, a common place-name in France.[1]

Is Neville an Irish name?

Woulfe gives it several origins in Ireland. The Norman de Nuibhíol family came about the time of the Anglo-Norman invasion and settled in Wexford, Carlow and Kilkenny. He says the Nevilles of Limerick and Cork are of a different origin, citing Ó Niadh (an ancient Kerry family, always anglicised Neville in Kerry and Limerick) and de Néadh (of Neath, in Wales, in use in Co. Cork).[1][2][3]

Is Neville ever used for another Irish name?

Woulfe says Ó Cnáimhín, a Dalcassian name, uses Neville as an anglicised form in parts of West Clare.[4]

Where in Ireland is the Neville name found?

Matheson's 1890 birth index gives Limerick and Cork as the counties in which it was principally found; 27 of the 39 entries including spelling varieties were in Munster.[5]

Sources

  1. de Nuibhíol — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/d/de-nuibhiol.php
  2. Ó Niadh — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/on/o-niadh.php
  3. de Néadh — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/d/de-neadh.php
  4. Ó Cnáimhín — Irish Names and Surnames (Rev. Patrick Woulfe, 1923), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/names/oc/o-cnaimhin.php
  5. Neville — Birth Indexes of 1890 — Special Report on Surnames in Ireland (Robert E. Matheson, 1909), transcribed, LibraryIreland.com. libraryireland.com/matheson/report/births/neville.php

Note: Matheson's 1890 figures for a surname include its spelling varieties (Matheson, Table Explanation).