Given name & surname
Granvil
“from the large village”
Granvil is a variant of Granville. One French interpretation is “from the large village.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Granvil is a variant of Granville. One French interpretation is “from the large village.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Granvil is a variant of Granville. An origin associated with Granville is French.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1912. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Granvil through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 250
- 250 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 14 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 6 in 1962. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include a sample rank of No. 84,390 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Granvil’s family of names
Granvil has a related form in Granville. In Greek usage, Granvil as a surname is a transliteration of Γράνβιλ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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