Somervile Name Meaning, Origin and Heraldry

It is easy to miss Somervile in an index if you only search for Somerville. Name scholars give the meaning as “Someone from Sommervieu in Normandy”. Somervile drops the “l” of Somerville, a simplification that clerks often made. Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Related forms: Sommerville and Summerville.

Heraldry is personal: arms associated with the Somerville surname were borne by specific families, and sharing the name does not mean sharing the blazon. Get the complete Somervile report, with a museum-style coat of arms.