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The surname Tourneville was first found in Normandy (French: Normandie), the former Duchy of Normandy, where this distinguished family held a family seat as members of the aristocracy in that region. The Tourvilles variously place their origin at either Tourville-la-Campagne in Eure in the arrondissement of Louviers, or in Turville in Eure in the arrondissement of Pont-Audemer, or Tourneville near Evreaux, all in Normandy. It is likely that the locations represented seigneuries held by the family.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tourneville research. Another 113 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1066, 1642, 1690, 1693, 1697 and 1701 are included under the topic Early Tourneville History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations of this family name include: Tourvill, Tourville, Tourvieille, Tourveille, Turvill, Turville, Tourneville, Tournevill, Torraville and many more.
Notable amongst the family in this period was Anne Hilarion de Costentin, comte de Tourville (1642-1701), a French naval commander who served under King Louis XIV. He was famous for his victory at Beachy Head in 1690 and made Marshal of France in 1693. At...
Another 44 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Tourneville Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Benjamin Torraville who settled in Fogo in Newfoundland in 1843 where the name Torraville was adopted, traditionally from France. They also settled at the Change Islands..