Percival is used as a family name or surname in Canada. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Percival
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Canada
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Percival

How popular is Percival?

Percival is common in Canada.

Percival is ranked 24317 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Percival bearers increased by 5.40197 per cent in 2010 US census to 3317 since 2000, the surname slipped by 292 spots and ranked at 9767. The last name was found in around 11 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.14 87.64
Black 8.29 6.26
Hispanic or Latino 3.32 2.51
Others 1.48 1.68
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 1.21 1.18
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.57 0.73
Percival is quite popular family name mostly used in England while Samoa is ahead in terms of density. Around 21094 people have been found who wears Percival as their family name. Percival is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
8,438 China5
918,840 India5
7,294 Kuwait3
9,500 Ghana3
108,034 Italy3
19,452 Malaysia3
23,344 Austria2
18,718 Thailand2
385 American Samoa2
28,083 Romania2
24,269 Peru2
14,004 Hungary2
40,256 Mexico2
4,231 Jamaica2
1,333 Guam2
31,767 Greece2
34,681 Norway2
6,900 Oman2
53,033 Nigeria1
29,046 Japan1
897,276 Russia1
3,071 Jersey1
25,746 Finland1
9,498 Iceland1
21,562 Portugal1
174,544 Czech Republic1
16,640 Hong Kong1
14,373 Jordan1
6,149 Ethiopia1
2,037 Cayman Islands1
799 British Virgin Islands1
91,024 Belgium1
3,307 Malta1
81,201 Switzerland1
53,505 Turkey1
2,040 Mali1
664 Equatorial Guinea1
6,688 Malawi1
7,790 Zambia1
798 Anguilla1
1,572 Macau1
7,191 Afghanistan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
49,393 Netherlands35
241 Saint Kitts and Nevis34
493 United States Virgin Islands30
8,720 Qatar29
514 Isle of Man27
11,685 Singapore24
29,040 Denmark15
70,910 Zimbabwe11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,075 Panama98
3,961 Ireland93
50,444 Argentina90
2,151 Trinidad and Tobago76
12,440 United Arab Emirates76
3,129 Northern Ireland60
38,045 Spain58
216 Antigua and Barbuda57
18,409 Sweden51
Countries with hundreds of Percival:
20,126 Brazil636
1,062 Wales373
2,095 Scotland341
61 Samoa336
2,362 New Zealand320
13,426 Kenya314
40,824 France245
50,182 Germany202
858 Guyana162
18,956 Saudi Arabia154
3,381 Dominican Republic144
Countries with thousands of Percival:
1,155 England6,657
8,997 United States4,124
7,765 Philippines1,869
1,935 Australia1,632
4,316 South Africa1,516
4,029 Canada1,135
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman Thomas Percival from Great Britain aboard the Broom from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 30 years old when he arrived in USA on June 1, 1846. Hannagh Percival (23) Workwoman, Margaret Percival, aged 19, William Percival, aged 20, Born at sea Fanny Percival, Arthur Percival (26) Farmer, Jane Percival, aged 17, 18 years old Stephen Percival, Ann Percival, Margt. Percival (12), are other Percival that migrated to US.

From Italy

Andrea Percival worked as carpenter and hailed from Italy. 25 years old embarked for New York from Havre on Dupuy De Lome and arrived on May 18, 1882.

Comments

K
Katrice Heier
Percival is a masculine first name is a derivative perceval accuracy: Anglo / Saxon perceval form is a first name masculine origin of the name is Celtic her feast is celebrated on October 28 its etymology comes from Peredur: Welsh knight ; character tales of the Holy Grail.

Percival Namesakes

  • Lacey Percival, Cinematographer
  • Lance Percival, Actor
  • Lacey Percival, Cinematographer
  • Chaille Percival, Actor
  • Edward Percival Wright, Botanist
  • Daniel Percival, Television actor
  • Ian Percival, British Politician
  • James Gates Percival, Poet
  • Edgar Percival, Designer
  • Thomas Percival Heywood, Banker
  • In 2016 drama film, Masquerade, Isabella Percival characterized Caroline.

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