Devitt Surname

70,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,056 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Devitt Surname Definition:

A variant of Davitt, q.v.

Devitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2491:111,56012,119
Ireland9141:5,152836
Australia8921:30,2644,048
England8301:67,1307,777
Canada5911:62,3447,286
South Africa1281:423,26336,588
New Zealand1201:37,7366,411
Scotland671:79,9085,892
Russia551:2,620,419149,158
Argentina521:821,98954,134
Brazil351:6,116,409148,801
Northern Ireland191:97,1076,126
Wales161:193,40812,484
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Jersey71:14,1722,872
India51:153,413,076951,030
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
France41:16,605,680368,153
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland6741:6,5731,043
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3321:73,4208,090
Scotland401:93,5804,818
Wales31:522,80514,314
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7801:64,3837,014

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Irish) The son of little David (beloved).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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).

The Norman People (1874)

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Devitte92683/
Deavitt9288/
Deveitt920/
Devoitt920/
Devit91801/
Dewitt8336,527/
Davitt833,282/
Devite83176/
Devett8373/
Divitt8366/
Deviot8337/
Devoit8332/
Devidt8332/
Deivit8315/
Devhit8310/
Deviet836/
Debitt832/
Dovitt831/
Devith831/
Deavit831/
Devait831/
Dyvitt830/
Devi8071,061,794/
Dewitte776,026/
Devette77201/
Dewhitt77182/
Debitte7730/
Devoist779/
De'witt777/
Devicht772/
Divitte772/
Dewwitt771/
Deviste771/
Deevite771/
Deboitt771/
Dheyvit771/
Devijdt771/
Dewitth771/
Dayvitt771/
Deavett770/
Desvett770/
Devie739,669/
Devis737,317/
Devii736,710/
Devid736,639/
Deevi735,293/
Dewit734,451/
Davit731,602/
Devei731,534/
Devio731,312/
Devai731,196/
Devih731,108/
Devip73735/
Ddevi73633/
Deviz73536/
Devui73447/
Deavi73407/
Dievi73406/
Deivi73368/
Debit73366/
Dhevi73327/
Devoi73264/
Devet73209/
Desvi73187/
Divit73187/
Deuvi73134/
Devgi73121/
Devhi7383/
Deviy7361/
Devij7342/
Devyi7339/
Deyvi7339/
Devyt7312/
Hdevi739/
Dehvi738/
Deviï737/
Tdevi736/
Detvi735/
Dejvi734/
Dovit732/
Dev'i731/
Deviå731/
Devitova711/
D'Dewitt711/
Dessuitt711/
Dewuitte711/
Detvicht710/
Daviet672,436/
Devaiy67851/
Devish67839/
Devich67638/
Dewett67502/
Devoid67383/
Divett67256/
Doviet67183/
Deivis67180/
Devois67126/
Davidt67112/
Devais6799/
Dewith6798/
Deivid6787/
Divite6781/
Dechvi6781/
Dawett6779/
Devgai6765/
Dewite6761/
Deevai6756/
Devied6749/
Deyvis6742/
Devete6742/
Deveth6741/
Deveyt6738/
Devidh6732/
Detvai6729/
Dahvit6728/
Devhid6723/
Deyvid6720/
Dewidt6719/
Daveit6719/
Debiet6718/
Devidd6715/
Dowett6715/
Deavis6714/
Debite6714/
Dewist6713/
Dheevi6712/
Debhit6712/
Deboit6712/
Debitz6712/
Devaia6711/
Deaviz6710/
Davett679/
Deviss679/
Davith677/
Dievie677/
Davuit676/
Doivit676/
Dawitt675/
Deshvi675/
Dewait675/
Deavid675/
Deevii675/
Devyts675/
Devaai674/
Devhij674/
Devoić674/
Daevid673/
Dewhit673/
Devaiz673/
Devijh673/
Devaih672/
Devedt672/
Devhis672/
Deviod672/
Deevie672/
Devije672/
Dévoit672/
Debuit672/
Divist672/
Deveis672/
Detvet672/
Dovett671/
Devest671/
Dovith671/
Devets671/
Devhiz671/
Devihh671/
Devipp671/
Dewytt671/
Dheavi671/
Dhevai671/
Dhevip671/
Deebit671/
Deevid671/
Deevio671/
Deasvi671/
Ddevid671/
Debait671/
Dowitt671/
Devijj671/
Dejvid671/
Deweit671/
Divait671/
Dehvis671/
De'wit671/
Daweit671/
Deesvi671/
Dempit671/
Deviph671/
Devydt671/
Devyst671/
Deveij671/
Deuvai671/
Dievid671/
Daewit671/
Desbit671/
Devhei671/
Deyvio671/
Deivai671/
Deewit671/
Dhevie671/
Debits670/
Dywitt670/
Devihe670/
Debett670/
Deevis670/
Divith670/
Deavie670/
Deibet670/
Deveut670/

Devitt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Devitt in the Russian language
Девиттdevitt-

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