The devlin Surname
devlin Name Meaning and History
Irish and Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó
Dobhailéin ‘descendant of Dobhailéan’, a personal
name of uncertain origin, probably from a diminutive of dobhail
‘unlucky’, ‘unfortunate’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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| Thread | Author | Replies |
| Devlin Tyrone NI (Ardboe) | Emmett Devlin | 14 |
| Frank and Mary Devlin of Pittsburgh, PA |
 mamasita67521
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| Devlin & McGuigan/McQuiggan families |
DSBCote43
| 0 |
| Devlin family of Portadown around 1914 and onwards |
georgianafb
| 0 |
| Dudley Devlin -- Ireland, suspect Tyrone Co., but unsure HELP |
reylara
| 4 |
| Eliza Devlin and Patrick Quinn |
vgunn1
| 3 |
| patrick devlin tyrone | devlin | 7 |
| Devlin/McGraw | Henry Devlin Machon | 7 |
| Peter Henry Devlin/Maggie Burns | Bonnie Devlin Trombley | 4 |
| Bernard Devlin - Blantyre, Scotland/Muskegon, Michigan | Barb Hill | 6 |
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