Deverux Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Deverux Surname Definition:

D'evreux: in Leland, Deveroys. Richard, Count of Evreux and Archbishop of Rouen, son of Richard I. of Normandy and his mistress, the washerwoman Arietta, had by a concubine three sons—Richard, Count of Evreux: Ralph, Sieur de Gaci, whose son Robert died without issue; and William d’Evreux.

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Deverux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland371:119,7267,101
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:459,91326,089
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Deverux Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

D'evreux: in Leland, Deveroys. Richard, Count of Evreux and Archbishop of Rouen, son of Richard I. of Normandy and his mistress, the washerwoman Arietta, had by a concubine three sons—Richard, Count of Evreux: Ralph, Sieur de Gaci, whose son Robert died without issue; and William d’Evreux. The eldest of these brothers, Richard, and his son William fought by the Conqueror’s side at Hastings. He died the following year, and William appears in Domesday as holding a great barony in Hampshire, Berkshire, and Oxfordshire. The name remains as Devereux.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Deverux Last Name Facts

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

The surname Deverux is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Deverux? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,908,606th most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Deverux live; 81 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 27,881,456. In The United States Deverux is most numerous in: New York, where 31 percent are found, California, where 15 percent are found and Georgia, where 15 percent are found. Excluding The United States Deverux is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 13 percent are found and El Salvador, where 6 percent are found.

Deverux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Deverux has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 35 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 95 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Deverux Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Deverux last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Deverux last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% being registered with the party.

Deverux earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.5% more than the national average, earning $51,562 USD per year.

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