How common is the surname Devine?

23,775 people in the United States had the surname Devine in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,986 Americans. It ranked 1,506th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Devine?

Adam DeVine, American actor, comedian and writer (born 1983), followed by Loretta Devine.

Where is the surname Devine most common?

Wikidata records people named Devine in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Devine getting more or less common?

More common. 23,016 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,775 in 2010, up 3.3%.

The surname Devine

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 23,775 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D150

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Devine is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Reduced Anglicized form of either of two Irish surnames, Ó Duibhín (“descendant of Duibhín”), a byname from a hypocoristic form of dubh (“black”), or Ó Daimhín (“descendant of Daimhín”), a byname from a hypocoristic form of damh (“stag”).

Devine 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 23,775 people named Devine in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,986 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 23,016.

#1,506

rank among US surnames

23,775

people in 2010

8.1

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #1,417)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,497	Crouch	23,923	12,906
#1,498	McManus	23,909	12,913
#1,499	Arevalo	23,895	12,921
#1,500	Horner	23,881	12,929
#1,501	Conklin	23,846	12,947
#1,502	Holbrook	23,843	12,949
#1,504	Hollingsworth	23,831	12,956

Who is named Devine

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

87% of people named Devine identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Devines

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Adam DeVine
American actor, comedian and writer (born 1983)
Loretta Devine
American actress, born 1949
Andy Devine
American actor (1905–1977)
Ava Devine
American pornographic actress, born 1974
Samuel L. Devine
American politician, 1915–1997
Aidan Devine
British actor, born 1968

Notable Devines come mostly from the United States (5) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Devens
Divens

Surnames that sound like Devine

Devine 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 Devine come from?: Reduced Anglicized form of either of two Irish surnames, Ó Duibhín (“descendant of Duibhín”), a byname from a hypocoristic form of dubh (“black”), or Ó Daimhín (“descendant of Daimhín”), a byname from a hypocoristic form of damh (“stag”).
How common is the surname Devine?: 23,775 people in the United States had the surname Devine in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,986 Americans. It ranked 1,506th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Devine?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Devine identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Devine?: Adam DeVine, American actor, comedian and writer (born 1983), followed by Loretta Devine.
Where is the surname Devine most common?: Wikidata records people named Devine in the United States and the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Devine?: Devine is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Devine getting more or less common?: More common. 23,016 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 23,775 in 2010, up 3.3%.
What are other spellings of Devine?: Devens and Divens.