How common is the surname Devitt?

2,312 people in the United States had the surname Devitt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,540 Americans. It ranked 13,219th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Devitt?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Devitt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Devitt?

John Devitt, Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder.

Where is the surname Devitt most common?

Wikidata records people named Devitt in Australia.

Is the surname Devitt getting more or less common?

More common. 2,202 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,312 in 2010, up 5.0%.

Is Devitt also a first name?

Yes. Devitt 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 Devitt

A patronymic surname, carried by 2,312 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D130

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Devitt is more common than 91.9% of them.

Origin

Anglicised from an Irish equivalent of David.

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,312 people named Devitt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 133,540 Americans. That is up 5.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,202.

#13,219

rank among US surnames

2,312

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+5%

change since 2000 (was #12,822)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,210	Wigfall	2,314	133,425
#13,214	Pattillo	2,313	133,483
#13,219	Devitt	2,312	133,540
#13,221	Vanvalkenburg	2,311	133,598
#13,226	Mance	2,310	133,656

Who is named Devitt

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

93% of people named Devitt identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Devitts

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

John Devitt
Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder, 1937–2023

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Devitt

Devitt has the Soundex code D130, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D130.

Questions

Where does the surname Devitt come from?: Anglicised from an Irish equivalent of David.
How common is the surname Devitt?: 2,312 people in the United States had the surname Devitt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 133,540 Americans. It ranked 13,219th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Devitt?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Devitt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Devitt?: John Devitt, Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medallist, former world record-holder.
Where is the surname Devitt most common?: Wikidata records people named Devitt in Australia.
What type of surname is Devitt?: Devitt is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Devitt getting more or less common?: More common. 2,202 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,312 in 2010, up 5.0%.
Is Devitt also a first name?: Yes. Devitt 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.