Devlin Surname

12,800th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43,880 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Devlin Surname Definition:

(Celtic) for the Irish O'Dobhailen = Descendant of Dobhalen = Raging Valour [Irish dobh, boisterous, raging + al for gal, valour + the diminutive suff. -en] But Dr. Joyce dissents from this etymology.

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Devlin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States18,5371:19,5532,453
England6,8141:8,1771,199
Northern Ireland4,1751:44249
Australia3,7891:7,1251,046
Scotland3,6381:1,472259
Ireland2,6491:1,778348
Canada2,4951:14,7682,164
New Zealand5541:8,1741,393
Wales2301:13,4541,485
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
South Africa1351:401,31635,360
France1261:527,16472,630
Thailand561:1,261,399181,528
Isle of Man541:1,589280
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Spain441:1,062,54638,570
Netherlands411:411,88242,990
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Russia281:5,147,252226,919
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Norway161:321,39331,311
United Arab Emirates151:610,81823,687
Jersey151:6,6131,336
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
China91:151,924,6187,954
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
India71:109,580,769786,157
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Gibraltar61:5,659991
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Panama51:782,45211,059
Zimbabwe41:3,859,560114,807
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Puerto Rico31:1,183,3805,289
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Macau11:601,6301,582
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Guam11:160,1214,893
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4,3181:1,026186
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1,6011:2,338414
England8651:28,1803,815
Isle of Man71:7,753762
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,7281:13,4711,733

Devlin (2,399) may also be a first name.

Devlin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) for the Irish O'Dobhailen = Descendant of Dobhalen = Raging Valour [Irish dobh, boisterous, raging + al for gal, valour + the diminutive suff. -en] But Dr. Joyce dissents from this etymology.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Doibhilin Of Munterdevlin: a leading Ulster sept. IF 115; Map Fer

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Doibhilin Of Munterdevlin: a leading Ulster sept. IF 115; Map Fer

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Descendant of the plasterer or dauber; one who came from Dublin (black pool).

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

Local. The Norman spelling of Dublin. In the great charter of King John, Henry, Archbishop of Dublin, is written Henri de Diveline.

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

User-submitted Reference

Devlin in most cases is an Irish Gaelic surname (Ó Doibhlin) meaning 'unlucky one', however in certain cases it has been adopted by Jews from Eastern Europe as a patronymic form of the biblical name David (written as Devid in Russian and Ukrainian). The -lin is added as a pet form to the name, similar to other Eastern Ashkenazic surnames such as Gitlin and Rivlin (which are patronymic of the personal names Gute and Rivle respectively).

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Devlin Last Name Facts

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

Devlin (Arabic: دفلين, Oriya: େଦବଲିନ୍, Russian: Девлин) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Devlin.

How Common Is The Last Name Devlin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 12,800th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 166,079 people. Devlin occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Devlin reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Devlin is also the 151,525th most commonly held given name on earth It is held by 2,399 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 18,537 people, or 1 in 19,553. In The United States Devlin is mostly found in: Pennsylvania, where 13 percent reside, New York, where 13 percent reside and Massachusetts, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States it is found in 91 countries. It is also common in England, where 16 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 10 percent reside.

Devlin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Devlin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Devlin last name expanded 497 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 788 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 227 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 39 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Devlin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Devlin surname is predominantly Catholic (91%) in Ireland and Orthodox (60%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Devlin surname are 4.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.74% registered with the party.

The amount Devlin earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 2.78% more than the national average, earning 355,685 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 31.01% more than the national average, earning R 311,340 per year; in United States they earn 13.62% more than the national average, earning $49,024 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.09% more than the national average, earning $56,186 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Devling9279/
D'Evlin927/
Devllin923/
Deavlin921/
Devlinn920/
Devln913/
D'Devlin861/
Deevelin861/
Deavelin860/
Devlen83142/
Devlyn83141/
Deblin83118/
Dewlin8330/
Devlim832/
Divlin830/
Debling77214/
Dyvling7731/
Deblina775/
Devlynd772/
Divglin771/
Divlina771/
Divln733/
Debellin711/
Deublien711/
Deebling710/
Deibling710/
Dewlen67113/
Diblin6762/
Divlim6753/
Deblén6724/
Debelling6711/
Deblen677/
Dyblin676/
Deblim670/
Divlen670/
Deibln670/
Dewelling670/

Devlin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Devlin in the Oriya language
େଦବଲିନ୍edabalin-
Devlin in the Russian language
Девлинdevlin-
Devlin in the Arabic language
دفلينdflyn-

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Devlin Reference & Research

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