Devareux Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Devareux Surname Definition:
D'evreux: in Leland, Deveroys. Richard, Count of Evreux and Archbishop of Rouen, son of Richard I. of Normandy and his mistress, the washerwoman Arietta, had by a concubine three sons—Richard, Count of Evreux: Ralph, Sieur de Gaci, whose son Robert died without issue; and William d’Evreux.
Read More About This SurnameDevareux Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 10 | 1:5,021,868 | 210,693 |
Devareux Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
D'evreux: in Leland, Deveroys. Richard, Count of Evreux and Archbishop of Rouen, son of Richard I. of Normandy and his mistress, the washerwoman Arietta, had by a concubine three sons—Richard, Count of Evreux: Ralph, Sieur de Gaci, whose son Robert died without issue; and William d’Evreux. The eldest of these brothers, Richard, and his son William fought by the Conqueror’s side at Hastings. He died the following year, and William appears in Domesday as holding a great barony in Hampshire, Berkshire, and Oxfordshire. The name remains as Devereux.
Devareux Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Devareux Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Devareux is carried by more people in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Devareux.
How Common Is The Last Name Devareux? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most common last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Devareux reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
This surname is most commonly held in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 11,535,616. Excluding The Ivory Coast it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 25 percent live.
Devareux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Devareux has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Devareux last name decreased 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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