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 with the surname include:
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
André Duval (1920–2018), French-Canadian author and historian
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 professional 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 (born 1925), 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 (born 1930), 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 professional 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 professional racing driver
Lucie Duval (born 1959), Canadian artist
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 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), a 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 professional basketball player
Una Duval (1879–1975), British suffragette and marriage reformer
Victoria Duval, American professional tennis player
William Duval (ice hockey) (1877–1905), Canadian professional 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
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