Davenald is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 8 characters long in length.
Davenald is variation of the Haven. From residence near a port or haven. In Scotland, the hollow or sheltered part of a hill is called the haaf or haven.
Form of Avenel. The sire des Biars, who was at the battle of Hastings, bore the name of Avenals, without prefix. William Avennel probably the "sire" referred to, was lord of Biars, in the canton d'Isigny, and seneschal to the Count of Mortain. (De Gerville, Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm). It does not appear whether the surname originally derived from Avenelles, in the department of Eure.
The lastname is the form of Haven. Port or harbor; In Scotland, the hollow or sheltered part of a hill is called a "hope, howff, haaf," and "haven".