# Devin (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/devin/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Irish, variant of Devine. An Anglicisation of Irish Ó Damháin (“(descendant of a person named) Fawn”).

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,331 |
| US rank (2010) | 20,076 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 231,965 people |
| Change since 2000 | -3.8% (1,383 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɛvɪn/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As an Irish, English, and French surname, spelling variant of Devine. Also see Devon. * Also as a French surname, from devin (“fortuneteller”). * As a Russian surname, from дева (deva, “maiden”).

## Who carries it

Share of people named Devin in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 86% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 6.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.6% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Similar surnames

Devine, Devaney, Devane, Devaughn, Davín, Devinney, Devan, Devon, Dehaven, Depina, Dabney, Dubon.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.