Percivall Surname: Origin, Meaning & Coat of Arms

Anyone researching Percivall should also look under Percival. Taken at its root, Percivall points to “Pierce the valley”.

• Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written.
• The extra “l” in Percivall is a spelling habit rather than a different name.
• You may also find the name written Parsifal.

Percivall coat of arms

Arms linked to Percival and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. For the full story, order the Percivall surname pack.