Devonshire Surname

171,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,512 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

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

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0861:51,3066,333
United States7431:487,83241,220
New Zealand1951:23,2224,072
Australia1771:152,51816,101
Canada1281:287,85626,805
Wales441:70,3306,116
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
Guernsey221:2,929767
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Trinidad and Tobago131:104,9216,882
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Guyana111:69,2935,568
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malta11:430,2723,380
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5161:47,2395,833
Wales111:142,5835,610
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1031:487,56034,505

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the county.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Devonshire Last Name Facts

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

The last name Devonshire is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Devonshire? popularity and diffusion

The surname Devonshire is the 171,412th most frequently used last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,901,093 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Devonshire live; 47 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 2,368,944th most common first name at a global level, held by 21 people.

The surname is most widely held in England, where it is held by 1,086 people, or 1 in 51,306. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 12 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 10 percent are found and Hertfordshire, where 7 percent are found. Not including England this surname occurs 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 carrying the Devonshire surname rose 210 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 721 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 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 holding the Devonshire last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Devonshire surname are 23.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.44% being registered to vote for the 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.

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