How common is the surname Deville?

3,877 people in the United States had the surname Deville in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 79,635 Americans. It ranked 8,496th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Deville?

Willy DeVille, American singer-songwriter (1950–2009), followed by Cherie DeVille.

Where is the surname Deville most common?

Wikidata records people named Deville in the United States.

Is the surname Deville getting more or less common?

Less common. 4,102 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,877 in 2010, down 5.5%.

The surname Deville

A French surname, carried by 3,877 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D140

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

Origin

French origin

From French Deville.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,877 people named Deville in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 79,635 Americans. That is down 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,102.

#8,496

rank among US surnames

3,877

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

-5.5%

change since 2000 (was #7,490)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,488	Tinney	3,884	79,492
#8,489	Halcomb	3,883	79,512
#8,490	Earhart	3,882	79,533
#8,491	Becerril	3,881	79,553
#8,492	Crowther	3,880	79,574
#8,493	Sharif	3,879	79,594
#8,494	Dills	3,878	79,615

Who is named Deville

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

76% of people named Deville identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.7%
Two or more races 2.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Devilles

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Willy DeVille
American singer-songwriter (1950–2009)
Cherie DeVille
American pornographic actress, born 1978
Roxy DeVille
American pornographic actress, born 1982

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Deville

Devall

Deville has the Soundex code D140, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D140.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Deville come from?: From French Deville.
How common is the surname Deville?: 3,877 people in the United States had the surname Deville in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 79,635 Americans. It ranked 8,496th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Deville?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Deville identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Deville?: Willy DeVille, American singer-songwriter (1950–2009), followed by Cherie DeVille.
Where is the surname Deville most common?: Wikidata records people named Deville in the United States.
Is the surname Deville getting more or less common?: Less common. 4,102 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,877 in 2010, down 5.5%.