About Mainville
The surname Mainville is of French origin and is derived from the combination of two elements: "main," meaning "hand," and "ville," meaning "town" or "settlement." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Mainville can be interpreted as "hand town" or "settlement of the hand." It is likely that the name originally referred to a person who lived or worked in a town or settlement known for its skilled craftsmen or manual laborers.
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The surname Mainville is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Mainville based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Mainville is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Mainville in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Mainville using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.