Scoville

English

Alternative forms

• Scovil, Scovill

Etymology

English surname of Norman origin, from the town of Escoville, in Normandy.

Proper noun

Scoville (plural Scovilles)

1. A surname from Norman.

Derived terms

• Scoville heat unit
• Scoville scale
• Scoville unit

 

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Scoville is the 11241^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2812 individuals. Scoville is most common among White (94.99%) individuals.

Noun

Scoville (plural Scovilles)

1. (informal) Ellipsis of Scoville heat unit.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Scoville”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Covellis, Covilles, ovicells