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    The surname Devon

    An English surname, carried by 660 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈdɛv.ən/ 2 syllables Soundex D150 Also a first name

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Devon is more common than 78.8% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    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.

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 660 people named Devon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 467,796 Americans. That is up 2.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 646.

    #34,353
    rank among US surnames
    660
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.2%
    change since 2000 (was #33,333)

    Who is named Devon

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

    73% of people named Devon identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 73%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 17%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.5%
    • Two or more races 3.5%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Devons

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

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

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Devon

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

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Devon come from?
    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.
    How common is the surname Devon?
    660 people in the United States had the surname Devon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 467,796 Americans. It ranked 34,353rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Devon?
    In the 2010 Census, 73% of people named Devon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Devon?
    Laura Devon, American actor, singer and model (1931-2007), followed by Richard Devon.
    Where is the surname Devon most common?
    Wikidata records people named Devon in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Devon?
    Devon is /ˈdɛv.ən/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Devon getting more or less common?
    More common. 646 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 660 in 2010, up 2.2%.
    Is Devon also a first name?
    Yes. Devon 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.