| ![Show Contents]() Tourville History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Tourville familyThe surname Tourville 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. Early History of the Tourville familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Tourville research. Another 113 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1066, 1642, 1690, 1693, 1697 and 1701 are included under the topic Early Tourville History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Tourville Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Tourvill, Tourville, Tourvieille, Tourveille, Turvill, Turville, Tourneville, Tournevill, Torraville and many more. Early Notables of the Tourville family- Anne Hilarion de Costentin, comte de Tourville (1642-1701), a French naval commander who served under King Louis XIV...
- Tourville retired after the 1697 Peace of Ryswick and died in Paris on 23 May 1701 and was regarded as a national hero...
Tourville Rankingthe United States, the name Tourville is the 17,107th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1 Migration of the Tourville familySome 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..
| Contemporary Notables of the name Tourville (post 1700) | + |
- Glen Tourville, retired American soccer player who currently serves as an associate coach on NC State women's soccer team
- Anne de Tourville (1910-2004), pen name of Anne Marie Nouel de Tourville de Buzonnière, a 20th-century French woman of letters
- Henri de Tourville (1842-1903), also often referred to as Abbé Henri de Tourville, a French priest who distinguished himself as one of the precursors of sociology and in the fields of philosophy and education
- Charles Bertin Gaston Chapuis de Tourville (1740-1809), French Divisional General during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars from 1789 to 1815 2
- Rodolphe Tourville (1867-1935), Canadian politician in the Quebec who served as Member of the Legislative Assembly (1912-1927)
- Camille Tourville (1927-1985), Canadian professional wrestler and manager from Montreal, better known by his ring name, Tarzan Tyler
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Virtus semper eadam
Motto Translation: Virtue is always the same.
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- Generals Who Served in the French Army during the Period 1789-1815. (Retrieved 2015, October 23) Charles Tourville. Retrieved from http://www.napoleon-series.org/research/c_frenchgenerals.html
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