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Verville is a French and French Canadian surname which could mean:

1. towards the town, from the French words vers, meaning "towards", and ville, meaning "town"; or
2. green town, from the French vert, meaning "green", and ville, meaning "town".

It can also be a variant of Vervelle, which is derived from a word that means "metal keeper" or "ring through which a bolt is secured".

Verville (Merry Point, Virginia) is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Lancaster County, Virginia

The surname may refer to:

• Alfred V. Verville (1890–1970), an American aviation pioneer
• Alphonse Verville (1864–1921), a Canadian politician and trade unionist
• Elizabeth Verville, an American diplomat for the U.S. State Department
• François Béroalde de Verville (Paris, 1556–1626), a French Renaissance novelist, poet and intellectual
• Joseph-Achille Verville (1887–1937), a Canadian politician and Liberal Party member of the Canadian House of Commons
• Kevin Verville, American politician from New Hampshire
• Monique Roy Verville (1961–), a politician from Quebec, Canada

See also

• Vierville (disambiguation)
• Green City (disambiguation)

References

1. Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

• Surnames