How common is the surname Devos?

2,200 people in the United States had the surname Devos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 140,339 Americans. It ranked 13,752nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Devos?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Devos identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Devos?

Betsy DeVos, American politician and philanthropist (born 1958), followed by Richard DeVos.

Where is the surname Devos most common?

Wikidata records people named Devos in Belgium and the United States.

Is the surname Devos getting more or less common?

More common. 2,147 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,200 in 2010, up 2.5%.

The surname Devos

A Dutch surname, carried by 2,200 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D120

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Devos is more common than 91.5% of them.

Origin

Dutch origin

Borrowed from Dutch de Vos, Devos.

One of 167 Dutch surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,200 people named Devos in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 140,339 Americans. That is up 2.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,147.

#13,752

rank among US surnames

2,200

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+2.5%

change since 2000 (was #13,075)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,746	Beaird	2,201	140,275
#13,752	Sova	2,200	140,339
#13,759	Baumer	2,199	140,403

Who is named Devos

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

95% of people named Devos identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.0% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 95%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Devoss

9 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Betsy DeVos
American politician and philanthropist (born 1958)
Richard DeVos
American businessman (1926–2018)
Pieter Devos
Belgian show jumping rider, born 1986
Léon Devos
Belgian racing cyclist, 1896–1963
Werner Devos
Belgian cyclist, born 1957
Nathalie De Vos
Belgian distance runner, born 1982
Rich DeVos
American businessman, born 1955
Helen DeVos
American philanthropist and political donor (1927–2017)
Luc De Vos
Belgian singer and writer (1962–2014)

Notable Devoss come mostly from Belgium (5) and the United States (4).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Surnames that sound like Devos

DeBose

Devos has the Soundex code D120, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D120.

Other Dutch surnames

All 167 Dutch surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Devos come from?: Borrowed from Dutch de Vos, Devos.
How common is the surname Devos?: 2,200 people in the United States had the surname Devos in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 140,339 Americans. It ranked 13,752nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Devos?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Devos identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Devos?: Betsy DeVos, American politician and philanthropist (born 1958), followed by Richard DeVos.
Where is the surname Devos most common?: Wikidata records people named Devos in Belgium and the United States.
Is the surname Devos getting more or less common?: More common. 2,147 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,200 in 2010, up 2.5%.
What are other spellings of Devos?: Vos.