Devonport Surname

260,043rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,511 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Devonport Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Davenport,' a township in the parish of Astbury, East Cheshire. The surname has ramified in a remarkable manner. The variants recorded above seem to be confined to the immediate district within which the township is situated.

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Devonport Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1841:47,0595,916
New Zealand1151:39,3776,651
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Australia551:490,83137,357
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8071:30,2054,040
Wales111:142,5835,610
Scotland81:467,90212,875
Guernsey51:6,5311,136
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Devonport Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Davenport,' a township in the parish of Astbury, East Cheshire. The surname has ramified in a remarkable manner. The variants recorded above seem to be confined to the immediate district within which the township is situated.

Orm de Davenport, Cheshire, 1166: Earwaker's East Cheshire.

Ralph de Davenport, Cheshire, 1415: ibid.

John Davenport, of Henbury, 1555: Wills at Chester.

Ralph Davenport, of Prestbury, 1574: ibid.

1503. Buried — Richarde Davemporte: Reg .Prestbury Church (Cheshire).

1794. Baptised — Thomas Davemporte: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Davenport q.v. (Devon- port, near Plymouth, is a modern name).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A township and estate in Cheshire, which gave name to a family remarkable for their fecundity, as wutness the proverb, As many Davenports as dogs' tails. They claim descent in an unbroken line from one Ormus de Davenport, who flourished in the time of the Conqueror.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Must be a corruption of Davenport, for the large suburb of Plymouth now so called has only borne that designation a few years.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local. Derived from the town of Davenport, in Cheshire, England, so called from the river Dan or Damn (which name signifies a river), and port, a haven or harbor.

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

Devonport Last Name Facts

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

The surname Devonport is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Devonport click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Devonport? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 260,043rd most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 4,822,995 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 80 percent of Devonport are found; 80 percent are found in Northern Europe and 80 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name Devonport is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 1,184 people, or 1 in 47,059. In England it is most numerous in: West Midlands, where 12 percent reside, West Yorkshire, where 9 percent reside and Durham, where 8 percent reside. Beside England this surname occurs in 17 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Devonport Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Devonport has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 236 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 175 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it declined 73 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 71 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Devonport Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Devonport last name is primarily Catholic (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Devonport surname are 5.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 58.33% registered with the political party.

The amount Devonport earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 94.82% more than the national average, earning R 462,960 per year; in United States they earn 36.69% more than the national average, earning $58,980 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.82% more than the national average, earning $52,575 CAD per year.

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