Laval (surname)

Laval is a French surname and an alternative spelling of "Duval", which literally translates from French to English as "of the valley". It derives from the Norman "Devall", which has both English and French ties. Variant spellings include: Davolls, Deavall, DeVile, Devill, Deville, Divall, Divell and Evill.^[1] Its meaning is derived from the French town of Deville, Ardennes.^[1] The spelling, "Devall", was first recorded in England in the Domesday Book.

In France, variant spellings include: Lavalle, Lavallie, Lavall, Deval, Lavell, Lavelle and Lavielle.^[2] The Laval surname has also been spelled some other ways including Duvall, DuVall, DeVall, Devoll, DeVol, DeValle and Devaulle.

Notable people with the surname include:

Anne Gilbert de Laval (1762–1810), French general of the Napoleonic Wars
Billy Laval (1885–1957), American minor league baseball player, baseball manager, and college baseball, football, and basketball coach
Erik de Laval (1888–1973), Swedish modern pentathlete
François de Laval (1623–1708), the first bishop of Quebec City
Georg de Laval (1883–1970), Swedish modern pentathlete, brother of Erik and Patrik
Gustav de Laval (1845–1913), Swedish engineer
Jacques-Désiré Laval (1803–1864), French Roman Catholic priest and missionary
John Laval (1854–1937), French-born Catholic bishop in the United States
Patrik de Laval (1886–1974), Swedish modern pentathlete, brother of Erik and Georg
Pierre Laval (1883–1945), prime minister of France at various times

References

^ ^a ^b "Last name: Devall". The Internet Surname Database. 1980.
^ "Last name: Deval". The Internet Surname Database. 1980.

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[SurnameDB-1] "Last name: Devall". The Internet Surname Database. 1980.

[SurnameDB2-2] "Last name: Deval". The Internet Surname Database. 1980.

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