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Duvall Family Crest
Duvall Family Crest
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Where did the French Duvall family come from? What is the French Duvall family crest and coat of arms? When did the Duvall family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Duvall family history?

The noble surname Duvall originated in the region of Maine, in France. Duvall is a topographic surname, which is a type of hereditary surname. Topographic names were given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between individuals and their homelands, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, people who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original villages, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came. The name Duvall is derived from the Old French word vallee, which means valley, and literally means of the valley.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Duval, Du Val, Duvall, Duwall, Duvalle, Duvalles, Duvale, Duvales, Du Vall, Du Valle, Du Valles, Du Vale and many more.

First found in Maine, where they held a family seat from very early times.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Duvall research. Another 279 words(20 lines of text) covering the years 1600, 1791, 1800, 1809, 1810, and 1840 are included under the topic Early Duvall History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Duvall Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Duvall Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Mareen Duvall, who arrived in Maryland in 1650
  • Marin DuVall, who landed in Maryland in 1659
  • Peter Duvall settled in America in 1680
  • Joseph Duvall, who landed in Barbados in 1692

Duvall Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • John Duvall, who arrived in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1818
  • Anthony Duvall, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1869

Duvall Settlers in the United States in the 20th Century


  • Alice Duvall, aged 30, who arrived at Ellis Island from London, in 1906
  • Lillian Duvall, aged 24, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1914
  • Frederick A. Duvall, aged 45, who arrived at Ellis Island destined for Cincinatti, Ohio, in 1915
  • Wm. Duvall, aged 50, who arrived at Ellis Island, in 1918


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  • Wayne Duvall Jr. (b. 1958), American actor
  • Shelley Alexis Duvall (b. 1949), American award-winning film and television actress
  • Robert Selden Duvall (b. 1931), Academy Award, two-time Emmy Award, and four-time Golden Globe Award-winning American film actor and director
  • Clea Helen D'Etienne DuVall (b. 1977), American film and television actress


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  • Belt Brasheas and Amelia Duvall: Their Ancestors and Descendants by Sydney Kilpatrick.
  • Brisbin/Rose, Sevenker, Hayden, DeVol, Ward Family History by Virginia Hayden Hughes.
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  6. Filby, P. William and Mary K Meyer. Passenger and Immigration Lists Index in Four Volumes. Detroit: Gale Research, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8).
  7. Vaillancourt, Emile. La Conquete du Canada par les Normands. Biographie de la premiere generation Normande du Canada. Montreal: G. Ducharme, 1930. Print.
  8. Bolton, Charles Knowles. Bolton's American Armory. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1964. Print.
  9. Rolland, and H.V. Rolland. Illustrations to the Armorial general by J. B. Rietstap 6 volumes in 3. Baltimore: Heraldic Book Company, 1976. Print.
  10. Annuaire Général Héraldique Universel. Paris: Institut Héraldique, 1901. Print.
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The Duvall Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Duvall Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 20 May 2012 at 14:43.

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