Deville Surname

33,510th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,850 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Deville Surname Definition:

The common French Deville and De Ville = 1 Of a Ville or Town [Latin de villā] 2 belonging to Deville (Seine Inférieure) = David's Villa [Latinized De Davidvilla]

Deville Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7,0901:9,369872
United States5,1621:70,2178,146
Belgium1,7571:6,543837
England5701:97,75110,367
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Argentina1221:350,35627,444
Switzerland1011:81,3169,293
Canada911:404,89735,698
Australia891:303,32226,493
Italy891:687,15459,360
Peru751:423,78813,173
Haiti741:144,3776,295
Luxembourg461:12,6202,379
Mauritius451:28,7435,603
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Panama361:108,6744,042
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Madagascar161:1,478,1152,908
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Cuba141:823,0516,140
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
India71:109,580,769786,157
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Togo41:1,811,9428,122
China41:341,830,39216,990
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Guam11:160,1214,893
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Dominica11:75,891912
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Belize11:355,4743,977
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1991:122,48911,611
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3181:157,92014,489

The alternate forms: Devillé (541) & Devillè (1) are calculated separately.

Deville (336) may also be a first name.

Deville Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The common French Deville and De Ville = 1 Of a Ville or Town [Latin de villā] 2 belonging to Deville (Seine Inférieure) = David's Villa [Latinized De Davidvilla]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(French.) De Ville, from the village or town. Some write this name Devil!

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

DEVIL: This surname occurs in many languages; but the only instance of it which I recollect in England is that of the monk, Willelmus cognomento Diabolus. See English Surn. i., 223. The French De Ville, naturalized amongst us, has often been misunderstood to be the synonym of Satan, and various vowel changes have been made by the bearers of it to avoid this very objectionable notion. Hence it is commonly written Divall, Divoll, Devall, &c., while in records Devol, Devile, Deyvil, &c., are found.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

DEVIL: Lower mentions a monk named Willelmus cognomento Diabolus; but he seems to think this name may be from the French De Ville, commonly written Divall, Divoll, Devall, &c., and in records Devol, Devile, Deyvil, &c. I am inclined to think the name to be the same with D'Eyville; from de Davidis villa; but see Cowell's Interpreter.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Armorially identified with Deyville (Robson). See Craven.

The Norman People (1874)

From the French, D’Eville; a personal name Devile and Doiville are on the Roll of Battell Abbey. Devle is in the Domesday Book.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

(Dutch/Flemish), Devil. Jacob Boel, called Devil (Jacob Boel geseyd Duyvel), was Burgomaster of Amsterdam in 1421; and Jacob Boel Claas' son Devil (Jacob Boel Claesz. Duyvel), Alderman in 1470. In 1578, there were two military leaders named John and Dirk Devil (Jan and Dirk Duyvel). Burke blazons the Arms of the names Devill and Diable; but the first is simply De ville, Of the town.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Deville Last Name Facts

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

Deville is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Devillé or Devillè. For other possible spellings of Deville click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deville? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 33,510th most frequently used surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 459,782 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Deville reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 53 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Deville is also the 477,199th most numerous first name throughout the world It is held by 336 people.

The surname Deville is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 7,090 people, or 1 in 9,369. In France Deville is mostly found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 26 percent are found, Occitanie, where 14 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 13 percent are found. Barring France this last name occurs in 66 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Belgium, where 11 percent are found.

Deville Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Deville has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Deville last name grew 1,623 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 286 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Deville Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Deville last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Deville last name are 16.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.98% being registered with the political party.

The amount Deville earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 57.67% more than the national average, earning S/. 30,564 per year; in South Africa they earn 111.13% more than the national average, earning R 501,732 per year; in United States they earn 11.13% less than the national average, earning $38,348 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.14% less than the national average, earning $46,630 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Devillé95541/
Devillè951/
Deaville931,437/
Devilles93975/
Devillez93945/
Deviller93563/
Devillet93556/
Devoille93533/
Deveille93189/
Deuville9368/
Devillee9325/
Desville9314/
Devillie938/
De'ville934/
Devillle931/
Devielle930/
Devilley930/
Devill92127/
Devile9299/
Desvilles88268/
Devoilles889/
Deavillez883/
Detviller882/
Deveiller881/
Deavielle881/
Devillett881/
Devilleer880/
Devalle861,937/
Devilla861,848/
Devilee86734/
Daville86600/
Develle86496/
Devilly86161/
Dewille86105/
Devilez8671/
Doville8668/
Deviley8662/
Diville8650/
Devilet8643/
Deviell8622/
Devilli8619/
Devaill8614/
Devoile8613/
Deviles8613/
Deviler863/
Dyville862/
Deavile862/
Devilie861/
Devulle861/
Deevile861/
Devaile861/
Devylle861/
Deveile861/
Devilge861/
Deyvile861/
Deavill860/
Deveill860/
Deuvill860/
Deevill860/
Devil835,205/
Devoitille8226/
Dettviller8210/
Davaille80394/
Develles80285/
Debaille80230/
Devailly80162/
Devallee80134/
Deavilla80121/
Detviler8087/
Devallée8046/
Dovillie8030/
Deboille8024/
Deaviles8020/
Davielle809/
Devillis805/
Deweille804/
Divilles804/
Dayville803/
Develler803/
Devalley803/
Dewaille802/
Deveulle802/
Devillia802/
Divielle802/
Divilley802/
Develley801/
Divillez801/
Djbeille801/
Devillio801/
Devilliz801/
Daiville801/
Deevalle801/
Deavalle801/
Deavelle801/
Deavilez801/
Doiville801/
Deivalle801/
Davillle801/
D'Aville801/
Dévoille801/
Devellez801/
Doyville801/
Desviles800/
Devoisselle7819/
Devale7711,491/
Devila771,445/
Divile77183/
Davile77168/
Dovile77153/
Devili77139/
Devoil77133/
Desvil7777/
Devule7751/
Devell7743/
Debile7731/
Deveil7730/
Dewile7728/
Devele7727/
Devail7722/
Devyle778/
Devhil777/
Devily774/
Deviel772/
Deavil772/
Divill771/
Deviol771/
Devilh771/
Devilt770/
Deuvil770/
Debaillie75415/
Debaillet7535/
Debailles7526/
Devoilhes7513/
Dewailley751/
Devileiss751/
Devellles751/
Devilliss750/
Detveiler750/
Deavila7110,115/
Devella71731/
Dhevale71726/
Devilay71667/
Dewalle71610/
Divilly71460/
Deibele71446/
Develey71242/
Dewelle71213/
Develet71177/
Dhavile71171/
Deveyle71139/
Develez71136/
Develer71127/
Develli7190/
Develly7179/
Davoile7163/
Debuiselle7163/
Desbaillet7153/
Devilia7147/
Davilli7147/
Dewiele7141/
Develes7138/
Dovelle7121/
Debeile7118/
Devaucelle7116/
Dovilee7115/
Devhale7113/
Divilla7112/
Davillé7111/
Daevule7110/
Devaley716/
Diviele715/
Divilli715/
Devulli715/
Devilio715/
Davilly715/
Devaule714/
Dewiler714/
Devallé714/
Devhele714/
Davelle713/
Divalle713/
Deveila713/
Devalhe712/
Divitle712/
Devilis712/
Divelle712/
Debiole712/
Desvoilhes712/
Diviley712/
Dovilly712/
Divilee711/
Devhule711/
Deviela711/
Devilloiss711/
Dewhile711/
Dhevele711/
Dhevili711/
Dahvile711/
Deshvil711/
Deevila711/
Deivila711/
Deivili711/
Daviele711/
Dawelle711/
Deavale711/
Dovilei711/
Dévelle711/
Djuelle711/
Debiley711/
Debilhe711/
Debilie711/
Dévilee711/
Devalei711/
Devigli711/
Devioli711/
Devellé711/
Devauselle711/
Deveale711/
Djwille711/
Dovilli711/
Daviley711/
Dievell710/
Devetle710/
Dowelle710/
Deiveil710/
Devailt710/
Davileu710/
Devauchelle671,085/
Dewailly67689/
Devel67587/
Devellis67484/
Dewaulle67193/
Debailly67142/
Deboulle67117/
Dewle67102/
Desbaillets6794/
Divil6763/
Dewaelle6721/
Dhevella676/
Deevella674/
Dahavile674/
Devilova673/
Debailey673/
Deiveley673/
Dewileit673/
Develeer673/
Devailay673/
Devilaya672/
Daivalle672/
Deweiler672/
Divelles672/
Diveller671/
Divillio671/
Devealla671/
Deveella671/
Deviliss671/
Devilych671/
Dewailey671/
Dewitler671/
Devahale671/
Devajale671/
Deiveler671/
Deavella671/
Deavichelli671/
Deavilia671/
Debailie671/
Dowellie671/
Dovellie671/
Dowelleh671/
Dewulleh671/
Deivilis671/
Deibelei671/
Dévil671/
Dêvil671/
Devilová671/
Devaucelles671/
Daivilei671/
Deivieli671/
Deibiele671/
Davielly671/
Divelley670/
Divesill670/
Deavelee670/
Develloy670/
Develliy670/
Dovelley670/

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