How common is the surname Devan?

1,035 people in the United States had the surname Devan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 298,305 Americans. It ranked 24,237th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Devan getting more or less common?

More common. 984 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,035 in 2010, up 5.2%.

Is Devan also a first name?

Yes. Devan is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Devan

A surname, carried by 1,035 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D150 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Devan is more common than 85.1% of them.

Origin

A surname, alternative spelling of Devon

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,035 people named Devan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 298,305 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 984.

#24,237

rank among US surnames

1,035

people in 2010

0.3

per 100,000 Americans

+5.2%

change since 2000 (was #23,940)

Who is named Devan

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

69% of people named Devan identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 6.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 69%
Black (not Hispanic) 15%
Asian and Pacific Islander 6.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.3%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Devan

Devan has the Soundex code D150, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D150.

Questions

How common is the surname Devan?: 1,035 people in the United States had the surname Devan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 298,305 Americans. It ranked 24,237th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Devan?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Devan identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Devan getting more or less common?: More common. 984 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,035 in 2010, up 5.2%.
Is Devan also a first name?: Yes. Devan is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.