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 Evill. 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 with the surname include:
Alexandre-Vincent Pineux Duval
Barry E. DuVal
Burr H. Duval (1809–1836), American soldier who died in the Texas Revolution, son of William Pope Duval
Charles Allen Duval (1810–1872) British portrait painter, photographer, and writer
Claude Duval
Clément Duval
Damon Duval
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 retired basketball player
François Duval
Gaël Duval
Georges Duval de Leyrit
Georges Duval (1772–1853), French playwright
Georges Duval (journalist) (1847–1919), French playwright and journalist
Isaac H. Duval (1824–1902), American Civil War general and Congressman
James Duval
Jean-Jacques Duval d'Eprémesnil
Jeanne Duval
John Crittenden Duval (1816–1897), American writer, son of William Pope Duval
Joseph Duval, French Roman Catholic archbishop
Loïc Duval
Michael Raoul Duval
Mlle Duval, French composer
Paulette Duval (1889–1951), French dancer and actress
Salluste Duval
Saunier Duval-Prodir
Thibaut Duval Belgian athlete (pole vaulter)
Thomas Howard DuVal (1813–1880), U.S. federal judge, son of William Pope Duval
Victoria Duval
William Pope Duval (1784–1854), American governor of the Florida Territory
