Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
PERCIVAL
There are approximately 9,469 people named Percival in the UK. That makes it the 1,108th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 150 are named Percival.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
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The Percival surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
PERCIVAL. Camden places this among baptismal names. The Earl of Egmont claims to be descended from a family who were seated at Weston-Gordeyn, in Somersetshire, in the reign of Richard Co2ur de Lion. The original Percival was a cadet of the great Norman family of Yvery. See Gen. Hist, of House of Yvery, privately printed in 1742.