Deveaux Surname
Approximately 7,643 people bear this surname
Deveaux Surname Definition:
(French) Dweller in a valley.
Deveaux Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2,896 | 1:22,936 | 2,670 |
| United States | 1,895 | 1:191,271 | 18,939 |
| Bahamas | 1,414 | 1:277 | 63 |
| Canada | 834 | 1:44,179 | 5,457 |
| Dominican Republic | 270 | 1:38,640 | 2,109 |
| Mexico | 145 | 1:856,043 | 12,054 |
| Belgium | 36 | 1:319,351 | 36,407 |
| England | 29 | 1:1,921,312 | 76,208 |
| Argentina | 24 | 1:1,780,976 | 92,783 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 15 | 1:90,932 | 6,341 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 13 | 1:2,641 | 268 |
| Guyana | 10 | 1:76,222 | 5,818 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Saint Lucia | 3 | 1:59,594 | 2,472 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 2 | 1:3,200 | 337 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 240 | 1:209,245 | 18,018 |
Deveaux (69) may also be a first name.
Deveaux Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French) Dweller in a valley.
Deveaux Demographics
Average Male Deveaux Height
177.63 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Deveaux Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Deveaux Come From? nationality or country of origin
Deveaux is most common in France. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Deveaux? popularity and diffusion
It is the 65,314th most widespread family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 953,493 people. Deveaux occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Deveaux reside; 34 percent reside in North America and 33 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 1,171,416th most frequent first name internationally, held by 69 people.
The last name is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 2,896 people, or 1 in 22,936. In France Deveaux is mostly found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 20 percent live, Île-de-France, where 14 percent live and Réunion, where 14 percent live. Other than France this surname is found in 36 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent live and The Bahamas, where 19 percent live.
Deveaux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Deveaux has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Deveaux last name expanded 790 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Deveaux Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Deveaux surname are 5.25% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.48% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Deveaux earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.06% more than the national average, earning $43,606 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.57% less than the national average, earning $43,934 CAD per year.
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