Devenport Surname

217,322nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,887 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Devenport Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Davenport,' a township in the parish of Astbury, East Cheshire. The surname has ramified in a remarkable manner. The variants recorded above seem to be confined to the immediate district within which the township is situated.

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Devenport Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0311:351,56131,507
England4041:137,91613,469
Australia2491:108,41612,099
New Zealand651:69,66710,483
Wales471:65,8415,810
Canada461:800,99162,809
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
France21:33,211,361423,184
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland271:164,0698,499
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5511:44,2385,509
Scotland91:415,91311,811
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4921:33,6594,028

Devenport Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Davenport,' a township in the parish of Astbury, East Cheshire. The surname has ramified in a remarkable manner. The variants recorded above seem to be confined to the immediate district within which the township is situated.

Orm de Davenport, Cheshire, 1166: Earwaker's East Cheshire.

Ralph de Davenport, Cheshire, 1415: ibid.

John Davenport, of Henbury, 1555: Wills at Chester.

Ralph Davenport, of Prestbury, 1574: ibid.

1503. Buried — Richarde Davemporte: Reg .Prestbury Church (Cheshire).

1794. Baptised — Thomas Davemporte: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A township and estate in Cheshire, which gave name to a family remarkable for their fecundity, as wutness the proverb, As many Davenports as dogs' tails. They claim descent in an unbroken line from one Ormus de Davenport, who flourished in the time of the Conqueror.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. Derived from the town of Davenport, in Cheshire, England, so called from the river Dan or Damn (which name signifies a river), and port, a haven or harbor.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Devenport Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Devenport Come From? nationality or country of origin

Devenport (Russian: Девенпорт) occurs most in The United States. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Devenport? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 217,322nd most widely held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,861,975 people. The surname Devenport occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Devenport are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Devenport is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 1,031 people, or 1 in 351,561. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 21 percent reside, Utah, where 8 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 27 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

Devenport Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Devenport has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 31 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 27 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,567 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 44 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Devenport Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (70%) in Ireland.

In The United States Devenport are 20.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 67.65% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Devenport earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 158.65% more than the national average, earning 895,147 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.78% less than the national average, earning $42,382 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.47% more than the national average, earning $51,406 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Devenport Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Devenport in the Russian language
Девенпортdevenport-

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