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Glanville Name Meaning

English (Cornwall and Devon): of Norman origin a habitational name from a place so called in Calvados France named from an ancient Germanic personal name of uncertain form and meaning + Old French ville ‘settlement’. This name has frequently been confused with Glanfield a habitational name from Glanvill Farm in Devon Clanville in Somerset and Hampshire or Clanfield in Hampshire or from some other place likewise named with Old English clǣne ‘clean’ (i.e. free of brambles and undergrowth) + feld ‘pasture open country’.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


Similar surnames: Granville, Linville, Banville, Saville, Lavelle, Carville, Neville

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Where is the Glanville family from?

You can see how Glanville families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Glanville family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Glanville families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1891 there were 305 Glanville families living in Devon. This was about 21% of all the recorded Glanville's in United Kingdom. Devon had the highest population of Glanville families in 1891.
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What did your Glanville ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, General Labourer and Unpaid Domestic Duties were the top reported jobs for men and women in the United Kingdom named Glanville. 12% of Glanville men worked as a General Labourer and 71% of Glanville women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties. Some less common occupations for Americans named Glanville were Builders Labourer and Unpaid Domestic. .

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*We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Top Male Occupations In 1939

  • General Labourer
    12%
  • Farmer
    9%
  • Farm Labourer
    6%
  • Builders Labourer
    4%

Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    71%
  • Private Means
    3%
  • Housewife
    2%
  • Unpaid Domestic
    2%
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What is the average Glanville lifespan?

Between 1956 and 2004, in the United States, Glanville life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1961, and highest in 1983. The average life expectancy for Glanville in 1956 was 48, and 79 in 2004.

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