How common is the surname Devereaux?

3,949 people in the United States had the surname Devereaux in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,183 Americans. It ranked 8,383rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Devereaux?

Minnie Devereaux, actress (1891-1984), followed by Jarboe.

Where is the surname Devereaux most common?

Wikidata records people named Devereaux in Canada and the United States.

How do you pronounce Devereaux?

Devereaux is /ˈdɛvəɹoʊ/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Devereaux getting more or less common?

More common. 3,742 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,949 in 2010, up 5.5%.

The surname Devereaux

A Norman surname, carried by 3,949 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈdɛvəɹoʊ/ 3 syllables Soundex D162

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Devereaux is more common than 94.8% of them.

Origin

Norman origin

American respelling of Devereux, a surname of Anglo-Norman origin. From d' + Evreux (meaning from Évreux, a city in Normandy).

One of 128 Norman surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,949 people named Devereaux in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 78,183 Americans. That is up 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,742.

#8,383

rank among US surnames

3,949

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+5.5%

change since 2000 (was #8,155)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,375	Dunford	3,952	78,124
#8,377	Kalinowski	3,951	78,144
#8,380	Zuber	3,950	78,163
#8,383	Vierra	3,949	78,183
#8,385	Trost	3,948	78,203
#8,386	Salamanca	3,947	78,223
#8,388	Board	3,946	78,243

Who is named Devereaux

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

80% of people named Devereaux identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.1%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Devereauxs

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Minnie Devereaux
Actress (1891-1984)
Jarboe
American musician, born 2000

Notable Devereauxs come mostly from Canada (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Devereaux

Devereaux has the Soundex code D162, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D162.

Other Norman surnames

All 128 Norman surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Devereaux come from?: American respelling of Devereux, a surname of Anglo-Norman origin. From d' + Evreux (meaning from Évreux, a city in Normandy).
How common is the surname Devereaux?: 3,949 people in the United States had the surname Devereaux in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,183 Americans. It ranked 8,383rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Devereaux?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Devereaux identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Devereaux?: Minnie Devereaux, actress (1891-1984), followed by Jarboe.
Where is the surname Devereaux most common?: Wikidata records people named Devereaux in Canada and the United States.
How do you pronounce Devereaux?: Devereaux is /ˈdɛvəɹoʊ/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Devereaux getting more or less common?: More common. 3,742 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,949 in 2010, up 5.5%.