The devonshire Surname

devonshire Name Meaning and History

English: regional name for someone from the county of Devon.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The devonshire name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the devonshire family name as far back in history as possible.

devonshire Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of devonshire Families in the US in 1920

Number of devonshire families

11-19

4-10

1-3

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Thread	Author	Replies
Devonshire Family in England	Jenny	9
Devonshire family in America	oxenfell	4
Mary Emily DEVONSHIRE, 7 October 1918, Chester, Pennsylvania	Marianne_Vol_Researcher	0
Devonshire	hemclanton	4
Daniel DENSHIRE/DEVONSHIRE in Ullesthorpe, Leicestershire	MiriamSmith53	0
Sarah Jane Isabella Devonshire	Kimberly Wood	1
DEVONSHIRE'S of MD and PA	LoisC35	1
John & Sally Devonshire	lindagodley	0
Eliza Devonshire and John Lasseter/England	JBecker5368	0
The Devonshire family	Virginia Miller (nee Devonshire)	0

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