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Meaning & History
Derived from the surname Norval, which is an Anglo-Scottish variant of Norville, a Norman French surname that was brought to Great Britain during or after the Norman Conquest. It was originally a locational surname that referred to either the village of Norville (located in what is nowadays northern France) or to one of the three separate villages named Normanville (also in northern France). The etymological meaning of the name of all the villages is basically "town of the Normans", so when it comes to purely the meaning itself, it doesn't matter all that much which of the villages is the one that truly lies at the root of the surname. Lastly, you might want to compare Orville and Orval, which have had the same transition from -ville to -val.Known bearers of Norval as a given name include the American football coach Norval "Norv" Turner (b. 1952), the Canadian politician Norval Horner (1930-2014) and the Aboriginal Canadian artist Norval Morrisseau (1932-2007).