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

 * 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 Duval
 * 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 of film, television, theater, and voice-over
 * 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 retired basketball player
 * Dominic Duval (c. 1944–2016), American free jazz bassist
 * 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 Civil War general and Congressman
 * James Duval (born 1972), American actor
 * Jean Duval (1597–1669), Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Baghdad, and Bishop 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 Duval
 * 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
 * Léon-Étienne Duval (1903–1996), French prelate and cardinal
 * Lil Duval, American stand-up 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 professor of anatomy and histology
 * Maurice Duval (1869–1958), French general and aviator
 * Maurice Raoul-Duval (1866–1916), French polo player
 * Michael Raoul Duval (1936–2001), American investment 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 of medicine, inventor, engineer, organist, 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 Duval
 * 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-April 11, 1855), Dominican soldier and general

Characters

 * Dr. Peter Duval, a fictional character in the film Fantastic Voyage