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    The surname Devane

    A Marathi surname, carried by 2,294 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex D150

    Devane: #13,297 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Devane #13,297, 2,294 people Devane: #13,297 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Devane #13,297, 2,294 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Devane is more common than 91.8% of them.

    Origin

    Marathi origin

    Transliteration of Marathi देवणे (devṇe).

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,294 people named Devane in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 134,588 Americans. That is up 6.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,160.

    #13,297
    rank among US surnames
    2,294
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +6.2%
    change since 2000 (was #13,012)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #13,291Rolling2,295134,530
    #13,297Pruneda2,294134,588
    #13,300Golla2,293134,647
    #13,306Kennell2,292134,706

    Who is named Devane

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

    74% of people named Devane identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 74%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 19%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 2.3%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Devanes

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • William Devane
      American actor, born 1939

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Devne
    • Davne
    • Davane

    Surnames that sound like Devane

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

    Questions

    Where does the surname Devane come from?
    Transliteration of Marathi देवणे (devṇe).
    How common is the surname Devane?
    2,294 people in the United States had the surname Devane in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 134,588 Americans. It ranked 13,297th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Devane?
    In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Devane identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Devane?
    William Devane, American actor.
    Where is the surname Devane most common?
    Wikidata records people named Devane in the United States.
    Is the surname Devane getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,160 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,294 in 2010, up 6.2%.
    What are other spellings of Devane?
    Devne, Davne and Davane.