Devereix Surname

14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1 people bear this surname

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

Devereix Surname Definition:

D'evreux: in Leland, Deveroys. Richard, Count of Evreux and Archbishop of Rouen, son of Richard I. of Normandy and his mistress, the washerwoman Arietta, had by a concubine three sons—Richard, Count of Evreux: Ralph, Sieur de Gaci, whose son Robert died without issue; and William d’Evreux.

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Devereix Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727

Devereix Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

D'evreux: in Leland, Deveroys. Richard, Count of Evreux and Archbishop of Rouen, son of Richard I. of Normandy and his mistress, the washerwoman Arietta, had by a concubine three sons—Richard, Count of Evreux: Ralph, Sieur de Gaci, whose son Robert died without issue; and William d’Evreux. The eldest of these brothers, Richard, and his son William fought by the Conqueror’s side at Hastings. He died the following year, and William appears in Domesday as holding a great barony in Hampshire, Berkshire, and Oxfordshire. The name remains as Devereux.

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Devereix Last Name Facts

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

The last name Devereix is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Devereix.

How Common Is The Last Name Devereix? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 14,316,765th most commonly held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Devereix occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Devereix live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 362,458,933. In The United States Devereix is mostly found in: Maryland, where 100 percent live.

Devereix Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

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