How common is the surname Devin?

1,331 people in the United States had the surname Devin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 231,965 Americans. It ranked 20,076th of 162,253 surnames.

How do you pronounce Devin?

Devin is /ˈdɛvɪn/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Devin getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,383 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,331 in 2010, down 3.8%.

Is Devin also a first name?

Yes. Devin is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Devin

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 1,331 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈdɛvɪn/ 2 syllables Soundex D150 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Devin is more common than 87.6% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

* 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”).

Devin is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,331 people named Devin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 231,965 Americans. That is down 3.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,383.

#20,076

rank among US surnames

1,331

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-3.8%

change since 2000 (was #18,437)

Who is named Devin

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

86% of people named Devin identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Devin

Devin has the Soundex code D150, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D150.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Devin come from?: * 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”).
How common is the surname Devin?: 1,331 people in the United States had the surname Devin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 231,965 Americans. It ranked 20,076th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Devin?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Devin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
How do you pronounce Devin?: Devin is /ˈdɛvɪn/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Devin?: Devin is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Devin getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,383 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,331 in 2010, down 3.8%.
Is Devin also a first name?: Yes. Devin is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.