Colville

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Scottish habitational surname of Norman origin, from the village of Colleville, in Normandy, of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse kol (coal) + the French habitational suffix -ville.

Proper noun

Colville (countable and uncountable, plural Colvilles)

  1. A surname from Norman.
  2. A small town on the Coromandel Peninsula in Waikato region, New Zealand. [1]
  3. An unincorporated community in Benton County, Arkansas, United States.
  4. An unincorporated community in Harrison County and Bourbon County, Kentucky, United States.
  5. A city, the county seat of Stevens County, Washington, United States.

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Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Colville is the 20709th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1277 individuals. Colville is most common among White (93.74%) individuals.

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