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GLANVILLE

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There are approximately 3,116 people named Glanville in the UK. That makes it the 3,188th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 49 are named Glanville.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English

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The Glanville surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Local) A house or castle on the shore of a river or the sea; Welsh, glan, a shore, bank of a river; old French or Gaelic, the same; as Glandeve, in France, on the banks of the Var. Glan or glen signifies also a narrow valley or dell.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

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