Perceval is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Perceval
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Focused in Burgundy, Savoy and Dauphiné, is a former Christian name popularized by medieval romances (Perceval was a knight of the Round Table). The étymolgie is uncertain (probably the Celtic name Peredur). Varientes: Percevault (22, 86) Percevaut (35) PERCEVAUX, Perceveaux (73) Perceveau (44, 79), Percheval (80, 62, 27). Italian forms Percivalle, Percivalli (Piedmont, Lombardy).

How popular is Perceval?

Perceval is ranked 217904 on our list.

There are about 106 people in US who wears Perceval as surname and ranked 153769 in US Census Bureau. In 2010 census, the last name was found in around 0 per 1 million. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010
Black 65.09
White 28.3
Perceval is not so popular last name but still a prevalent family name common in France. On the other hand, it is more oftenly used in Australia. Around 1537 people have been found who wears Perceval as their family name. Perceval is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
46,707 New Zealand5
2,022 Haiti4
78,945 Argentina3
124,220 Italy2
172,258 Germany1
7,191 Afghanistan1
107,212 South Africa1
174,544 Czech Republic1
8,268 Mauritius1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
78,930 Canada36
9,692 Ireland27
36,547 Switzerland27
91,381 Spain12
Countries with hundreds of Perceval:
13,698 France686
10,400 Australia267
14,304 Belgium126
37,308 England113
173,310 United States112
75,961 Brazil111

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Henry Perceval worked as immigrant and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 23 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on London and arrived on June 4, 1850. Harriet Perceval (23) Immigrant, Ann Perceval, aged 14, 10 years old Mary Perceval, John Perceval, James Perceval, aged 6, 3 years old Mary Perceval, are other Perceval that migrated to US.

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Rebeca Buttrey
perceval is a former Christian name popularized by a mythical hero of the Breton romances, knight of the round table that participates in search of the Holy Grail, without being able to conquer.

Perceval Namesakes

  • Spencer Perceval, Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
  • Charles Perceval, 2nd Baron Arden, Politician
  • Spencer Perceval, Former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
  • John Perceval, 1st Earl of Egmont, Politician
  • Charles Perceval, 2nd Baron Arden, Politician
  • Westby Perceval, New Zealand Politician
  • John Perceval, 2nd Earl of Egmont, Politician
  • Alfred Perceval Graves, Poet
  • Jeroen Perceval, Actor
  • Charles Perceval, 2nd Baron Arden, Politician

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