Given name & surname
Carvell
“from the village near the swamp”
Carvell is used as a given name and a surname. One French interpretation is “from the village near the swamp.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One French interpretation is “from the village near the swamp.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1958. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Carvell through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 193
- 193 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1983
- 12 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2021. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 12 in 1983. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 201 as a first name in 2020; 781 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Carvell’s family of names
Carvell has a related form in Carvel. Carvell has a related form in Carvele. Carvell has a related form in Carvelle.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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