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    The surname Devers

    A surname, carried by 3,238 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex D162

    Devers: #9,964 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Devers #9,964, 3,238 people Devers: #9,964 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Devers #9,964, 3,238 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Devers is more common than 93.9% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,238 people named Devers in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 95,351 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,134.

    #9,964
    rank among US surnames
    3,238
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.3%
    change since 2000 (was #9,516)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #9,959Boutte3,24195,262
    #9,961Brazier3,24095,292
    #9,963Hoggard3,23995,321
    #9,964Throckmorton3,23895,351
    #9,966Furlow3,23795,380
    #9,968Warr3,23695,410

    Who is named Devers

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

    76% of people named Devers identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Black (not Hispanic) and 6.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 76%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 15%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.4%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Deverss

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Gail Devers
      American athletics competitor, sprinter, hurdler, born 1966

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Devers

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

    Questions

    How common is the surname Devers?
    3,238 people in the United States had the surname Devers in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 95,351 Americans. It ranked 9,964th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Devers?
    In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Devers identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Devers?
    Gail Devers, American athletics competitor, sprinter, hurdler.
    Where is the surname Devers most common?
    Wikidata records people named Devers in the United States.
    Is the surname Devers getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,134 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,238 in 2010, up 3.3%.