{{other uses}} {{distinguish|Duvel}} '''Duval''' or '''DuVal''' is a surname, literally translating from French to English as "of the valley".<ref name="Hanks 2003">{{cite book | last = Hanks | first = Patrick | authorlink = Patrick Hanks | title = Dictionary of American Family Names: 3-Volume Set | publisher = Oxford University Press | publication-place = Oxford, UK | year = 2003 | isbn = 978-0-19-508137-4 | oclc = 51655476 | volume = 1 | url = https://books.google.com/books?id=vG7MZ9J6dAgC&pg=PA504 | page = 504 | access-date = 25 May 2019 }}</ref> It derives from the Norman "Devall", which has both English and French ties. Variant spellings include: Davolls, Deavall, DeVile, Devill, Deville, Divall, Divell and de Eyvill.<ref name="SurnameDB">{{Cite web | title = Last name: Devall | url = http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Devall | publisher = The Internet Surname Database | year = 1980 }}</ref> Its meaning is derived from the French town of Deville, Ardennes.<ref name="SurnameDB" /> "Devall" was first recorded in England in the Domesday Book.
In France, variant spellings include: Lavalle, Lavallie, Laval, Lavall, Deval, Lavell, Lavelle and Lavielle.<ref name="SurnameDB2">{{Cite web | title = Last name: Deval | url = http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Deval | publisher = The Internet Surname Database | year = 1980 }}</ref> The Duval surname has also been spelled some other ways including DeVall, Devoll, DeVol, Duvall, DeValle and Devaulle.
==Notable people== * A. Duval, French artist and engraver * Aimé Duval (1918–1984), also known as Père Duval, French priest, singer-songwriter, and guitarist * Albert Duval, French Olympic sailing athlete * Alexandre-Vincent Pineux Duval (1767–1842), French dramatist, sailor, architect, actor, and theater manager * Alf Duval (born 1941), Australian rower * Aline Duval (1824–1903), French stage actress * Amaury Duval (1760–1838), French lawyer, historian, diplomat, writer, and scholar * Armand Félix Marie Jobbé-Duval (1821–1889), French painter and politician * Aurélien Duval (born 1988), French cyclist * Barry E. DuVal (born 1959), American politician * Becky Duval Reese, American museum director * Burr H. Duval (1809–1836), American soldier who died in the Texas Revolution, son of William Pope * Charles Allen Duval (1810–1872), British portrait painter, photographer, and writer * Claude Duval (1643–1670), French highwayman * Clément Duval (1850–1935), French anarchist and criminal * Clive L. DuVal II (1912–2002), American politician and lawyer * Consuelo Duval (born 1968), Mexican comedian and actress * Damon Duval (born 1980), American football player * Daniel Duval (1944–2013), French actor, film director and screenwriter * David Duval (born 1971), American golfer * Denise Duval (1921–2016), French opera singer * Dennis DuVal (born 1952), American basketball player * Dominic Duval (c. 1944–2016), American jazz bassist * Dorinha Duval (1929–2025), Brazilian actress and singer * Edgar Raoul-Duval (1832–1887), French magistrate and politician * Edwin M. Duval (born 1947), American literary scholar * Elsie Duval (1892–1919), British suffragist and campaigner * Émile Duval (1907–1965), French long-distance runner * Erik Duval (1965–2016), Belgian computer scientist * Eugénie Duval (born 1993), French racing cyclist * Eugène Emmanuel Amaury Duval (1808–1885), better known as Amaury-Duval, French painter * Franca Duval (1925–2020), American soprano * François Duval (disambiguation), various people * Frank Duval (born 1940), German composer, conductor, record producer, songwriter, and singer * Frantz Duval, Haitian journalist * Fred DuVal (born 1954), American businessman, civic leader, and author * Gaël Duval (born 1973), French entrepreneur * Gaëtan Duval (1930–1996), Mauritian barrister, statesman, and politician * Georges Duval de Leyrit (''fl''. 1750s), French colonial governor * Georges Duval (1772–1853), French playwright * Georges Duval (journalist) (1847–1919), French playwright and journalist * Isaac H. Duval (1824–1902), American general and politician * James Duval (born 1972), American actor * Jean Duval (1597–1669), Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Baghdad, and of Ispahan * Jean-François-Joseph Duval QC (1802–1881), Quebec lawyer, judge, and political figure * Jean-Jacques Duval (1930–2021), French-born American artist * Jean-Jacques Duval d'Eprémesnil (1745–1794), French magistrate and politician * Jeanne Duval (c. 1820 – c. 1862), Haitian-born actress and dancer * John Crittenden Duval (1816–1897), American writer, son of William Pope * Joseph Duval (1928–2009), French Roman Catholic archbishop * Joseph-Odilon Duval (1895–1966), Canadian politician * Joseph Duval-Jouve (1810–1883), French botanist * Julien Duval (born 1990), French racing cyclist * Jules-Alexandre Duval Le Camus (1814–1878), French painter * Kathleen DuVal, American author and historian * Léon-Étienne Duval (1903–1996), French prelate and cardinal * Lil Duval, American comedian * Loïc Duval (born 1982), French racing driver * Lucie Duval (born 1959), Canadian artist * Maïté Duval (1944–2019), French-Dutch sculptor * Marcel Duval, Canadian air force general * Maria Duval, Italian-born psychic scammer * María Duval (born 1937), Mexican actress and singer * Marie Duval (1847–1890), French cartoonist * Mathias-Marie Duval (1844–1907), French anatomist and histologist * Maurice Duval (1869–1958), French general and aviator * Maurice Raoul-Duval (1866–1916), French polo player * Michael Raoul Duval (1936–2001), American banker and lawyer * Michel Duval (born 1994), Mexican actor, singer, songwriter, composer and model * Miselaine Duval, Mauritian comedian, television producer, and writer * Mlle Duval (1718–after 1775), French composer * Noël Duval (1929–2018), French archaeologist * Norma Duval (born 1956), Spanish actress, presenter, and vedette * Paulette Duval (1889–1951), French dancer and actress * Philip Duval (1732–1808), English clergyman * Pierre Duval, various people * Portia Duval-Rigby (born 1970), Australian ice dancer * Raymond Duval (1894–1955), French general * Robbert Duval (1639–1732), Dutch painter * Robin Duval (born 1941), British film censor * Salluste Duval (1872–1917), Canadian doctor, inventor, engineer, musician, and professor of mathematics and mechanics * Stanwood Duval (born 1942), American judge * Sunny Duval, Québécois rock guitarist and songwriter * Sylvie Andrich-Duval (born 1958), Luxembourgish politician * Thibaut Duval (born 1979), Belgian pole vaulter * Thomas Howard DuVal (1813–1880), U.S. federal judge, son of William Pope * Trevon Duval (born 1998), American basketball player * Una Duval (1879–1975), British suffragette and marriage reformer * Victoria Duval, American tennis player * William Duval (ice hockey) (1877–1905), Canadian ice hockey player * William Pope Duval (1784–1854), American governor of the Florida Territory * Xavier Barsalou-Duval (born 1988), Canadian politician * Xavier-Luc Duval (born 1958), Mauritian politician * Yves Duval (1934–2009), Belgian comics author * Yvette Duval (1931–2006), Moroccan-born French historian * Antonio Duvergé Duval (1807–1855), Dominican soldier and general
==Fictional characters== * Jason Duval, protagonist in Grand Theft Auto VI *Dr. Peter Duval, a character in the film ''Fantastic Voyage''
==See also== * Duvall (surname)
== References == {{reflist}}
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