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There are approximately 3,205 people named Devereux in the UK. That makes it the 3,117th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 51 are named Devereux.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English


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The Devereux surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Fr.) D'Evereux, from Evereux, a town in Normandy.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

DEVEREUX. "Of this family, which had its surname from Eatgux, a town in Nonnandy, and came into England with the Conqueror, there were divers generations in England before they became barons of the realm." Banks. Bar. i. 287.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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