Devonshire Surname
Approximately 2,512 people bear this surname
Devonshire Surname Definition:
(Anglo-Celt.) belonging to Devonshire [Anglo-Saxon Defena -scír, the Shire of the Defenas or Devonians; a Celtic tribal name Latinized Damnonii and Dumnonii]
Devonshire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,086 | 1:51,306 | 6,333 |
| United States | 743 | 1:487,832 | 41,220 |
| New Zealand | 195 | 1:23,222 | 4,072 |
| Australia | 177 | 1:152,518 | 16,101 |
| Canada | 128 | 1:287,856 | 26,805 |
| Wales | 44 | 1:70,330 | 6,116 |
| South Africa | 33 | 1:1,641,749 | 81,435 |
| Guernsey | 22 | 1:2,929 | 767 |
| Northern Ireland | 14 | 1:131,788 | 7,342 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 13 | 1:104,921 | 6,882 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| Guyana | 11 | 1:69,293 | 5,568 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 516 | 1:47,239 | 5,833 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 103 | 1:487,560 | 34,505 |
Devonshire (21) may also be a first name.
Devonshire Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Anglo-Celt.) belonging to Devonshire [Anglo-Saxon Defena -scír, the Shire of the Defenas or Devonians; a Celtic tribal name Latinized Damnonii and Dumnonii]
From the county.
Devonshire Demographics
Average Devonshire Salary in
United States
$45,533 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Devonshire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Devonshire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Devonshire occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Devonshire? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 171,412th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 2,901,093 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Devonshire are found; 47 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in British Isles. Devonshire is also the 2,368,944th most frequently held forename on earth, held by 21 people.
This last name is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 1,086 people, or 1 in 51,306. In England Devonshire is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 12 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 10 percent are found and Hertfordshire, where 7 percent are found. Apart from England this last name exists in 31 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 30 percent are found and New Zealand, where 8 percent are found.
Devonshire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Devonshire has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Devonshire last name expanded 210 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 721 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Devonshire Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Devonshire surname are 23.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.44% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Devonshire earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 256.63% more than the national average, earning R 847,488 per year; in United States they earn 5.53% more than the national average, earning $45,533 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.67% more than the national average, earning $53,494 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Devonshir | 95 | 3 | / |
| Devenshire | 90 | 16 | / |
| Devonshier | 90 | 1 | / |
| Devanshire | 90 | 1 | / |
| Devonsher | 84 | 0 | / |
| Devenshere | 80 | 0 | / |
| Devangire | 74 | 4 | / |
| Devanssure | 70 | 0 | / |
| Debonser | 67 | 1 | / |
| Devangiri | 63 | 3 | / |
| Devansuraj | 60 | 1 | / |
| Dibonzir | 56 | 1 | / |
| Divonzyr | 56 | 1 | / |
| Devangeri | 53 | 8 | / |
| Divangiri | 53 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Devonshire
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