# Devon (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 660 |
| US rank (2010) | 34,353 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 467,796 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.2% (646 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɛv.ən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Old English Defenas, which meant both "Devonians" and "Devon," exemplifying the common Anglo-Saxon practice of naming a place after the people who inhabit it.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Devon 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) | 73% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 17% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 5.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.2% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.0% |
| Two or more races | 3.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Devon in the United States.

## People named Devon

- Laura Devon, American actor, singer and model (1931-2007)
- Richard Devon, American actor (1926-2010)

## Similar surnames

Devine, Devaney, Devane, Devaughn, Devinney, Devin, Devan, Dehaven, Dabney, Dubon, Dubin, Divine.

## 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.