Devitt Surname
Approximately 7,056 people bear this surname
Devitt Surname Definition:
A variant of Davitt, q.v.
Devitt Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,249 | 1:111,560 | 12,119 |
| Ireland | 914 | 1:5,152 | 836 |
| Australia | 892 | 1:30,264 | 4,048 |
| England | 830 | 1:67,130 | 7,777 |
| Canada | 591 | 1:62,344 | 7,286 |
| South Africa | 128 | 1:423,263 | 36,588 |
| New Zealand | 120 | 1:37,736 | 6,411 |
| Scotland | 67 | 1:79,908 | 5,892 |
| Russia | 55 | 1:2,620,419 | 149,158 |
| Argentina | 52 | 1:821,989 | 54,134 |
| Brazil | 35 | 1:6,116,409 | 148,801 |
| Northern Ireland | 19 | 1:97,107 | 6,126 |
| Wales | 16 | 1:193,408 | 12,484 |
| Thailand | 14 | 1:5,045,596 | 363,835 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 674 | 1:6,573 | 1,043 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 332 | 1:73,420 | 8,090 |
| Scotland | 40 | 1:93,580 | 4,818 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 780 | 1:64,383 | 7,014 |
Devitt (118) may also be a first name.
Devitt Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A variant of Davitt, q.v.
(Irish) The son of little David (beloved).
Osulf de Diveta of Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); William le Desvet witness (12th cent.) to a charter of Henry de Tracy of Barnstaple (Mon. i. 685).
Devitt Demographics
Devitt Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Devitt Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Devitt Come From? nationality or country of origin
Devitt (Russian: Девитт) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Devitt? popularity and diffusion
It is the 70,108th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,032,815 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 49 percent of Devitt are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Devitt is also the 859,937th most commonly used given name internationally It is held by 118 people.
The surname Devitt is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 3,249 people, or 1 in 111,560. In The United States Devitt is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 12 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Illinois, where 9 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 43 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 13 percent live.
Devitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Devitt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Devitt surname increased 417 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 136 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 250 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 168 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 533 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Devitt Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (94%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
In The United States those holding the Devitt surname are 6.74% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.51% being registered with the political party.
The amount Devitt earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 38.2% more than the national average, earning R 328,416 per year; in United States they earn 13.66% more than the national average, earning $49,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.38% more than the national average, earning $54,341 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Devitt Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Devitt in the Russian language | ||
| Девитт | devitt | - |
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