Devenny Surname
Approximately 1,232 people bear this surname
Devenny Surname Definition:
(Celtic) the Irish Dubheannach = Black Strife [Irish dubh, black + annach, anger, strife]
Devenny Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 626 | 1:579,008 | 47,409 |
| England | 135 | 1:412,726 | 28,150 |
| Northern Ireland | 134 | 1:13,769 | 1,944 |
| Scotland | 101 | 1:53,008 | 4,503 |
| Australia | 86 | 1:313,904 | 27,145 |
| Canada | 70 | 1:526,366 | 44,416 |
| Ireland | 28 | 1:168,176 | 7,397 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 245 | 1:18,081 | 2,197 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 24 | 1:155,967 | 6,425 |
| England | 12 | 1:2,031,281 | 60,933 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 101 | 1:497,215 | 35,030 |
Devenny Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) the Irish Dubheannach = Black Strife [Irish dubh, black + annach, anger, strife]
Devenny Demographics
Average Male Devenny Height
176.6 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Devenny Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Devenny Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Devenny occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Devenny? popularity and diffusion
It is the 306,799th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,915,216 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 56 percent of Devenny live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 626 people, or 1 in 579,008. In The United States it is primarily found in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent live, New Jersey, where 12 percent live and Maryland, where 10 percent live. Barring The United States this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also found in England, where 11 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 11 percent live.
Devenny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Devenny has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Devenny surname increased 620 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,125 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 421 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 89 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Devenny Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (68%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Devenny surname are 28.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75.17% being registered with the political party.
The amount Devenny earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 227.64% more than the national average, earning R 778,596 per year; in United States they earn 16.8% more than the national average, earning $50,396 USD per year and in Canada they earn 32.04% more than the national average, earning $65,602 CAD per year.
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