Deveraux Surname

374,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 955 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Deveraux Surname User-submission:

The first Devereux is Robert d'Évreux. He was archbishop and count of Évreux, a French city. He was from a Viking lineage installed in Normandie (French region near to England). He was an uncle of William the conqueror. When William the conqueror took England the Devereux family were with him.

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Deveraux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7401:489,80941,354
Australia591:457,55435,515
England391:1,428,66862,556
France341:1,953,609166,012
Ireland201:235,4479,345
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland431:103,0206,511
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England481:507,82027,631
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4031:124,61212,063

Deveraux (92) may also be a first name.

Deveraux Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The first Devereux is Robert d'Évreux. He was archbishop and count of Évreux, a French city. He was from a Viking lineage installed in Normandie (French region near to England). He was an uncle of William the conqueror. When William the conqueror took England the Devereux family were with him. Then the Devereux family became an important English knights familly, keeping the Wales frontier for hundred of years. Later the Devereux familly gave 3 Heire of Essex. The Devereux family was also involved in Ireland wars affairs at several periods, wich explains why we can also find Devereux in Ireland.

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Deveraux Last Name Facts

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

Deveraux has its highest incidence in The United States. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Deveraux? popularity and diffusion

Deveraux is the 374,939th most prevalent last name in the world, held by around 1 in 7,630,938 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 70 percent of Deveraux are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 69 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Deveraux is also the 992,070th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 92 people.

Deveraux is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 740 people, or 1 in 489,809. In The United States it is primarily found in: Utah, where 26 percent are found, Texas, where 10 percent are found and Wyoming, where 5 percent are found. Besides The United States Deveraux exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 6 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Deveraux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Deveraux has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Deveraux last name expanded 184 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 19 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 53 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Deveraux Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Deveraux surname is chiefly Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Deveraux surname are 36.44% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 83.21% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Deveraux earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 0.51% less than the national average, earning $42,930 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.93% less than the national average, earning $48,726 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deverauex949/
Devearaux943/
Deaveraux941/
Deverux9316/
Deverau936/
Deverax930/
Deverreaux896/
Desvereaux891/
Devereauxs891/
Deveroux88152/
Deveruex885/
Deveraju885/
Devereax883/
Devearux883/
Deveraus882/
Devierux881/
Deverauh881/
Deverauz881/
Deberaux881/
Deaverux880/
Deveruix880/
Devaraux880/
Daveraux880/
Devoraux880/
Devera8614,223/
Deveru8610/
Desverreaux846/
Deaveareaux841/
Devireaux8211/
Debereaux827/
Deveareau825/
Devereaus823/
Devereauz823/
Devorraux823/
Deveereux822/
Deveraugh822/
Devereauy822/
Devereauk822/
Deaveroux821/
Devereaut821/
Devereuax821/
Deverraju821/
Deavereux820/
Deavaraux820/
Deveyra80365/
Deveras80358/
Deveraj8039/
Deverud8021/
Deveira8014/
Dhevera806/
Deviera804/
Deavera804/
Deverra804/
Deverai803/
Deverou802/
Devereu802/
Deveraz801/
Deveruo801/
Deevera801/
Deveray801/
Devarax801/
Deverak801/
Deverue801/
Deverza801/
Deveroa800/
Deverus800/
Devearu800/
Desverreux781/
Devireux7580/
Deveroex757/
Deveyrac757/
Deviraju756/
Deveriya755/
Devareux754/
Debearux753/
Debereux752/
Devereuz752/
Deiveira752/
Devereix751/
Deveraja751/
Deberuex751/
Deveraai751/
Deverack751/
Deveraid751/
Devoreux750/
Devereus750/
Deveriex750/
Dovereux750/
Davereax750/
Deveroix750/
Deveroue750/
Devereuy750/
Devoroux750/
Devoreax750/
Devero712,568/
Debera71296/
Devira71294/
Dewera71174/
Divera71114/
Deberu7119/
Devireauz717/
Deverajah713/
Deverajoo712/
Deviru711/
Deveró711/
Devéra711/
Deverough710/
Deviray67171/
Desvira6795/
Deveros6747/
Devitra6736/
Devirat6733/
Deverey6731/
Devisra6725/
Devirai6724/
Deviras6719/
Deviraj6716/
Diveras678/
Dhivera672/
Diovera672/
Diveera672/
Devirus672/
Devayra672/
Diveira672/
Diveyra671/
Diviera671/
Deverej671/
Deveroy671/
Deviero671/
Dhebera671/
Deabera671/
Debeara671/
Deberac671/
Deberea671/
Deberra671/
Diveraj671/
Deberak671/
Deberou671/
Debeyra671/
Daivera671/
Dewerai671/
Devuira671/
Diberau671/
Deberay671/
Deveroe670/
Deveree670/

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