How common is the surname McDevitt?

7,425 people in the United States had the surname McDevitt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,582 Americans. It ranked 4,768th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname McDevitt?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named McDevitt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named McDevitt?

Jack McDevitt, American science fiction author (born 1935), followed by Ruth McDevitt.

Where is the surname McDevitt most common?

Wikidata records people named McDevitt in the United States.

Is the surname McDevitt getting more or less common?

More common. 7,308 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,425 in 2010, up 1.6%.

The surname McDevitt

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 7,425 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex M231

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). McDevitt is more common than 97.1% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Daibhéid (“son of David”).

McDevitt 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 7,425 people named McDevitt in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 41,582 Americans. That is up 1.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,308.

#4,768

rank among US surnames

7,425

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+1.6%

change since 2000 (was #4,462)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,759	Toussaint	7,441	41,492
#4,761	Stegall	7,439	41,504
#4,763	Wallen	7,436	41,520
#4,764	Beale	7,431	41,548
#4,765	Lindner	7,428	41,565
#4,766	Yager	7,427	41,571
#4,767	Kuo	7,426	41,576

Who is named McDevitt

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

96% of people named McDevitt identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous McDevitts

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jack McDevitt
American science fiction author (born 1935)
Ruth McDevitt
Actress (1895-1976)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Devitt

Surnames that sound like McDevitt

McDavid

McDevitt has the Soundex code M231, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code M231.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname McDevitt come from?: Anglicized form of Irish Mac Daibhéid (“son of David”).
How common is the surname McDevitt?: 7,425 people in the United States had the surname McDevitt in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 41,582 Americans. It ranked 4,768th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname McDevitt?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named McDevitt identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named McDevitt?: Jack McDevitt, American science fiction author (born 1935), followed by Ruth McDevitt.
Where is the surname McDevitt most common?: Wikidata records people named McDevitt in the United States.
What type of surname is McDevitt?: McDevitt is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname McDevitt getting more or less common?: More common. 7,308 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,425 in 2010, up 1.6%.
What are other spellings of McDevitt?: Devitt.