Neville (name) explained
de Neville then Neville is an English masculine given name, toponymic surname and the name of several places. All are derived from "new town" in Norman and French word. As a given name, it is chiefly used in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, South Africa, and Ireland.
Notable people with the name include:
House of Neville
The House of Neville was a powerful noble family of England that was prominent in the medieval period. Its members include:
- Alan de Neville (forester) (died c. 1176), Chief Forester of England
- Alan de Neville (landholder) (died after 1168), medieval landholder
- Alexander Neville (1340–1392), Archbishop of York
- Anne Neville (1456–1485), Queen of England, consort of Richard III
- Cecily Neville (1415–1495), Duchess of York, mother of Edward IV and Richard III
- George Neville (archbishop) (1432–1476), Archbishop of York
- Henry Neville (politician) (1562–1615), English politician
- Hugh de Neville (died 1234), Chief Forester and sheriff
- Isabel Neville (1451–1476), Duchess of Clarence, daughter of the Kingmaker
- Katherine Neville, Baroness Hastings (1442–1503)
- Ralph Neville, 1st Earl of Westmorland (1364–1425)
- Ralph Neville (died 1244), Lord Chancellor of England, Archbishop of Canterbury-elect
- Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury (1400–1460)
- Richard Neville, 16th Earl of Warwick (1428–1471), known as the Kingmaker
- William Neville, Earl of Kent (1410–1463)
Surname
- A family of American musicians, members of the R&B-soul-funk group The Neville Brothers:
- brothers and founding members:
- Ivan Neville (born 1959), singer and keyboardist, later member of the group; son of Aaron
- Adam Nevill (born 1969), British writer
- Anita Neville (born 1942), Canadian politician
- A. O. Neville (1875–1954), Australian civil servant
- Arthel Neville (born 1962), American journalist
- Cynthia Neville, Canadian historian
- Dan Neville (born 1946), Irish politician
- Edgar Neville (1899–1967), Spanish film director
- Emily Neville (1919–1997), American author
- Eric Harold Neville (1889–1961), English mathematician
- Gary Neville (born 1975), English football player and brother of Phil Neville
- Hensley Anthony Neville (1957 - 1992), Singaporean convicted murderer
- Jill Neville (1932–1997), Australian novelist
- Joan Neville (alleged witch) (died 1660), English woman executed for witchcraft
- John Neville (actor) (1925–2011), British actor
- John Neville (general) (1731–1803), American soldier
- Joseph Neville (1730–1819), American politician
- Joy Neville (born 1983), Irish rugby union player and referee
- Katherine Neville (author), American author
- Keith Neville (1884–1959), American politician
- Margot Neville pseudonym of Goyder sisters, Australian writers
- Mike Neville (newsreader) (1936–2017), British television presenter
- Neville Neville (1949–2015), cricketer and father of footballers Gary and Phil Neville
- Paul Neville (politician) (1940–2019), Australian politician
- Peter Neville, Australian rules footballer
- Phil Neville (born 1977), English football player and brother of Gary Neville
- Presley Neville (1756–1818), American soldier
- Ralph Neville (MP) (1848–1918), British politician and judge
- Richard Neville (singer) (born 1979), British singer
- Richard Neville (writer) (1941–2016), Australian writer
- Stéphane Neville (born 1973), French singer
- Tracey Neville (born 1977), English netball player
- Wendell Cushing Neville (1870–1930), American marine general
- William Neville (representative) (1843–1909), American politician
Given name
- Neville Alexander (1936–2012), South African activist
- Neville Ashenheim (1900−1984), Jamaican diplomat
- Neville Bonner (1922−1999), Australian politician
- Neville Brand (1920−1992), American actor
- Neville Brody (born 1957), British graphic designer
- Neville Buswell (1943–2019), British actor
- Neville Cardus (1888−1975), British writer and critic
- Neville Chamberlain (1869−1940), British politician
- Neville Dawes (1926–1984), Nigerian-born writer of Jamaican parentage
- Neville Duke (1922−2007), British aviator
- Neville Fernando (1931–2021), Sri Lankan Sinhala doctor, politician
- Neville Gallimore (born 1997), American football player
- Neville Glover (born 1955), Australian rugby league footballer
- Neville Goddard (1905–1972) American writer and mystic
- Neville Jansz, Sri Lankan diplomat
- N. U. Jayawardena (1908–2002), Sri Lankan Sinhala economist, senator, bank governor
- Neville Kanakaratna (1923–1999), Sri Lankan Sinhala diplomat
- Neville Karunatilake (1930–2010), governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka
- Neville Laski (1890−1969), British judge
- Neville Livingston (1947–2021), better known as Bunny Wailer, Jamaican musician
- Neville Liyanage (born 1975), Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer
- Sir Neville Marriner (1924–2016), English conductor and violinist
- Neville Neville (1949–2015), cricketer, father of footballers Gary and Phil Neville
- Neville Patterson (1916–1987), chief justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi
- Neville Samarakoon (1919–1990), Sri Lankan judge
- Neville Sellwood (1922−1962), Australian jockey
- Neville Stamp (born 1981), English former professional footballer
- Neville Staple (born 1955), British singer
- Neville Southall (born 1958), Welsh former professional footballer
- Neville Tong (1934–2019), English cyclist
- Neville Wadia (1911−1996), Indian businessman
- Neville Wanless (1931–2020), English broadcaster
- Neville Wran (1926−2014), Australian politician
Pseudonym or stage name
- Adrian Neville (born 1986), ring name of Benjamin Satterley, a British professional wrestler now best known as simply Neville
- Naomi Neville, pseudonym of American songwriter and musician Allen Toussaint (1938–2015)
Fictional characters
- Neville, a character from
- Kate Neville, a character in the Marvel Comics universe
- Robert Neville, a character in the 1954 novel I Am Legend by Richard Matheson
- Neville, a character from Thomas and Friends
- Neville Ashworth, a character in the television series Hollyoaks
- Neville Flynn, a character in the 2006 film Snakes on a Plane
- Neville Hope, a character in Auf Wiedersehen, Pet
- Neville Longbottom, a character in the Harry Potter series
- Neville Sinclair, a character in the 1991 film The Rocketeer
- Nev the Bear, character from CBBC
- Nevel Papperman, an antagonist in iCarly
- Neville McPhee, a character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away
- Neville, a character in Luigi's Mansion
- Major Neville, in Walter Scott's The Antiquary
- Neville, an English professional wrestler now signed to AEW as Pac
