Devonald Surname

464,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 725 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Devonald Surname Definition:

A corruption of Davenant. Godefrid and Richard Avenant were of Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

Devonald Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3551:156,95214,819
Wales2781:11,1311,238
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Scotland201:267,69112,985
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jersey11:99,2026,620
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales1951:8,043499
England781:312,50520,777

Devonald Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of Davenant. Godefrid and Richard Avenant were of Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Devonald Last Name Facts

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

The surname Devonald occurs most in England. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Devonald.

How Common Is The Last Name Devonald? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 464,720th most frequently used family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 10,051,787 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Devonald are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 90 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most common in England, where it is held by 355 people, or 1 in 156,952. In England Devonald is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 17 percent reside, City of Bristol, where 12 percent reside and Lincolnshire, where 7 percent reside. Aside from England Devonald occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Wales, where 38 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Devonald Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Devonald has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 455 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 143 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Devonald Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Devonald surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85.71% being registered with the political party.

The amount Devonald earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.67% more than the national average, earning $43,437 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.53% less than the national average, earning $45,940 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Devenald880/
Devonall880/
Devanal80551/
Devanale75208/
Devangal752/
Dhevanal751/
Devenold750/
Devanol6755/
Divanal672/
Divanale63866/
Devanole636/
Diwanale5022/

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