Duval
Duval or DuVal is a surname, literally translating 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 de Eyvill. Its meaning is derived from the French town of Deville, Ardennes. "Devall" was first recorded in England in the Domesday Book.
In France, variant spellings include: Lavalle, Lavallie, Laval, Lavall, Deval, Lavell, Lavelle and Lavielle. 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, also known as Père Duval, French priest, singer-songwriter, and guitarist
- Albert Duval, French Olympic sailing athlete
- Alexandre-Vincent Pineux Duval, French dramatist, sailor, architect, actor, and theater manager
- Alf Duval, Australian rower
- Aline Duval, French stage actress
- Amaury Duval (1760–1838), French lawyer, historian, diplomat, writer, and scholar
- Armand Félix Marie Jobbé-Duval, French painter and politician
- Aurélien Duval, French cyclist
- Barry E. DuVal, American politician
- Becky Duval Reese, American museum director
- Burr H. Duval, American soldier who died in the Texas Revolution, son of William Pope
- Charles Allen Duval, British portrait painter, photographer, and writer
- Claude Duval, French highwayman
- Clément Duval, French anarchist and criminal
- Clive L. DuVal II, American politician and lawyer
- Consuelo Duval, Mexican comedian and actress
- Damon Duval, American football player
- Daniel Duval, French actor, film director and screenwriter
- David Duval, American golfer
- Denise Duval, French opera singer
- Dennis DuVal, American basketball player
- Dominic Duval, American jazz bassist
- Dorinha Duval, Brazilian actress and singer
- Edgar Raoul-Duval, French magistrate and politician
- Edwin M. Duval, American literary scholar
- Elsie Duval, British suffragist and campaigner
- Émile Duval, French long-distance runner
- Erik Duval, Belgian computer scientist
- Eugénie Duval, French racing cyclist
- Eugène Emmanuel Amaury Duval, better known as Amaury-Duval, French painter
- Franca Duval, American soprano
- François Duval (disambiguation), various people
- Frank Duval, German composer, conductor, record producer, songwriter, and singer
- Frantz Duval, Haitian journalist
- Fred DuVal, American businessman, civic leader, and author
- Gaël Duval, French entrepreneur
- Gaëtan Duval, Mauritian barrister, statesman, and politician
- Georges Duval de Leyrit, French colonial governor
- Georges Duval, French playwright
- Georges Duval (journalist), French playwright and journalist
- Isaac H. Duval, American general and politician
- James Duval, American actor
- Jean Duval, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Baghdad, and of Ispahan
- Jean-François-Joseph Duval QC, Quebec lawyer, judge, and political figure
- Jean-Jacques Duval, French-born American artist
- Jean-Jacques Duval d'Eprémesnil, French magistrate and politician
- Jeanne Duval , Haitian-born actress and dancer
- John Crittenden Duval, American writer, son of William Pope
- Joseph Duval, French Roman Catholic archbishop
- Joseph-Odilon Duval, Canadian politician
- Joseph Duval-Jouve, French botanist
- Julien Duval, French racing cyclist
- Jules-Alexandre Duval Le Camus, French painter
- Kathleen DuVal, American author and historian
- Léon-Étienne Duval, French prelate and cardinal
- Lil Duval, American comedian
- Loïc Duval, French racing driver
- Lucie Duval, Canadian artist
- Maïté Duval, French-Dutch sculptor
- Marcel Duval, Canadian air force general
- Maria Duval, Italian-born psychic scammer
- María Duval, Mexican actress and singer
- Marie Duval, French cartoonist
- Mathias-Marie Duval, French anatomist and histologist
- Maurice Duval, French general and aviator
- Maurice Raoul-Duval, French polo player
- Michael Raoul Duval, American banker and lawyer
- Michel Duval, Mexican actor, singer, songwriter, composer and model
- Miselaine Duval, Mauritian comedian, television producer, and writer
- Mlle Duval, French composer
- Noël Duval, French archaeologist
- Norma Duval, Spanish actress, presenter, and vedette
- Paulette Duval, French dancer and actress
- Philip Duval, English clergyman
- Pierre Duval, various people
- Portia Duval-Rigby, Australian ice dancer
- Raymond Duval, French general
- Robbert Duval, Dutch painter
- Robin Duval, British film censor
- Salluste Duval, Canadian doctor, inventor, engineer, musician, and professor of mathematics and mechanics
- Stanwood Duval, American judge
- Sunny Duval, Québécois rock guitarist and songwriter
- Sylvie Andrich-Duval, Luxembourgish politician
- Thibaut Duval, Belgian pole vaulter
- Thomas Howard DuVal, U.S. federal judge, son of William Pope
- Trevon Duval, American basketball player
- Una Duval, British suffragette and marriage reformer
- Victoria Duval, American tennis player
- William Duval (ice hockey), Canadian ice hockey player
- William Pope Duval, American governor of the Florida Territory
- Xavier Barsalou-Duval, Canadian politician
- Xavier-Luc Duval, Mauritian politician
- Yves Duval, Belgian comics author
- Yvette Duval, Moroccan-born French historian
- Antonio Duvergé Duval, Dominican soldier and general
Fictional characters
- Jason Duval, protagonist in Grand Theft Auto VI
- Dr. Peter Duval, a character in the film ''Fantastic Voyage''