How common is the surname Devereux?

1,464 people in the United States had the surname Devereux in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 210,892 Americans. It ranked 18,747th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Devereux?

Robert Devereux, American rugby union player.

Where is the surname Devereux most common?

Wikidata records people named Devereux in the United States.

Is the surname Devereux getting more or less common?

More common. 1,328 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,464 in 2010, up 10%.

The surname Devereux

A Norman surname, carried by 1,464 people in the United States.

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). Devereux is more common than 88.4% of them.

Origin

Norman origin

From Middle English Devereux, derived from Anglo-Norman. 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 1,464 people named Devereux in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 210,892 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,328.

#18,747

rank among US surnames

1,464

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+10.2%

change since 2000 (was #18,982)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,747	Rusher	1,464	210,892
#18,751	Jansson	1,463	211,036

Who is named Devereux

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

89% of people named Devereux identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 89%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.1%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Devereuxs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Robert Devereux
American rugby union player, 1897–1974

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Devereux

Devereux 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 Devereux come from?: From Middle English Devereux, derived from Anglo-Norman. From d' + Evreux (meaning from Évreux, a city in Normandy).
How common is the surname Devereux?: 1,464 people in the United States had the surname Devereux in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 210,892 Americans. It ranked 18,747th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Devereux?: In the 2010 Census, 89% of people named Devereux identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Devereux?: Robert Devereux, American rugby union player.
Where is the surname Devereux most common?: Wikidata records people named Devereux in the United States.
Is the surname Devereux getting more or less common?: More common. 1,328 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,464 in 2010, up 10%.