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    The surname Devaney

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 4,549 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex D150

    Devaney: #7,333 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Devaney #7,333, 4,549 people Devaney: #7,333 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Devaney #7,333, 4,549 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Devaney is more common than 95.5% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Two main origins: * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duibheannaigh (“descendant of Duibheannach”), a personal name of unclear origin, but perhaps composed of the elements dubh (“black”) and eanach (“marshy place”). * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duibheamhna (“descendant of Dubheamhna”), a personal name composed of the elements dubh (“black”) and the genitive form of Eamhain (“Navan Fort, the legendary capital of Ulster”).

    Devaney is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,549 people named Devaney in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 67,871 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,328.

    #7,333
    rank among US surnames
    4,549
    people in 2010
    1.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.1%
    change since 2000 (was #7,118)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,328Mellott4,55267,826
    #7,331Pisano4,55167,841
    #7,332Yingling4,55067,856
    #7,333Devaney4,54967,871

    Who is named Devaney

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

    95% of people named Devaney identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.7% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.5%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    • Devany
    • Deveney
    • Devenney
    • Devenny
    • Deviney
    • Devinney

    Surnames that sound like Devaney

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

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Devaney come from?
    Two main origins: * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duibheannaigh (“descendant of Duibheannach”), a personal name of unclear origin, but perhaps composed of the elements dubh (“black”) and eanach (“marshy place”). * Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duibheamhna (“descendant of Dubheamhna”), a…
    How common is the surname Devaney?
    4,549 people in the United States had the surname Devaney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 67,871 Americans. It ranked 7,333rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Devaney?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Devaney identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is Devaney?
    Devaney is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Devaney getting more or less common?
    More common. 4,328 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,549 in 2010, up 5.1%.
    What are other spellings of Devaney?
    Devany, Deveney, Devenney, Devenny, Deviney and Devinney.