Given name & surname
Neville
“from the new village”
Neville is used as a given name and a surname. One French interpretation is “from the new village.”
Original FrenchNéville
Meaning & origin
What it means
One French interpretation is “from the new village.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is French.
How it developed
It entered given-name use through an existing surname.
The story
Its naming history includes the use of a family name as a given name.
Neville through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 2,418
- 2,343 boys · 75 girls
- Most popular year
- 1975
- 42 babies
- 2025
- 13
- #6,704 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −49%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 13 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 6,704 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 42 in 1975. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 3,933 as a first name in 2020; 11,230 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.
Neville’s family of names
In English usage, Neville has a diminutive in Nev. Neville has a related form in Nevil. Neville has a related form in Neuveville.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 17
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Neville
- Neville MarrinerBritish conductor and violinist (1924–2016)
- Bunny WailerJamaican reggae singer, songwriter and percussionist (1947–2021)
- Neville SouthallWelsh association football manager and former playerborn 1958
- Neville BrandAmerican actor (1920–1992)
- Noddy HolderEnglish musician and actor, songwriterborn 1946
- Neville CenacSaint Lucian politician1939–2026
- Neville Lederleracecar driver1938–2019
- Neville GoddardBarbadian writer (1905–1972)
- Neville BrodyBritish graphic designer (born 1957)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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