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 most in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Devenny? popularity and diffusion
The last name Devenny is the 306,799th most frequent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 5,915,216 people. The last name Devenny occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 56 percent of Devenny are found; 56 percent are found in North America and 56 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
It is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 626 people, or 1 in 579,008. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 12 percent reside, New Jersey, where 12 percent reside and Maryland, where 10 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also common in England, where 11 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 11 percent reside.
Devenny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Devenny has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 620 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,125 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 421 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 89 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Devenny Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Devenny surname is primarily Catholic (68%) in Ireland.
In The United States Devenny are 28.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75.17% being registered to vote for 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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Footnotes
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