Devon Family History
Devon Name Meaning
English: regional name for someone from the county of Devon. In
origin, this is from an ancient British tribal name, Latin
Dumnonii, perhaps meaning ‘worshipers of the god
Dumnonos’.Irish (County Louth): variant of Devine.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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Historical Documents & Family Trees with Devon
Name Distribution of Devon Families
MAP:
United States
England & Wales
Scotland
Number of Devon families
 11 - 20  4 - 10 |
 1 - 3  |
from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Devon families
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56 - 109 19 - 55 |
1 - 18 |
from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
Number of Devon families
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19 - 36 7 - 18 |
1 - 6 |
from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
Devon census records
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Devon Family Origin
Devon Immigration Information
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from the New York Passenger Lists
Average Life Expectancy for Devon
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An unusually short lifespan might indicate that your ancestors lived in harsh conditions.
A short lifespan might also indicate health problems that were once prevalent in
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from the Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
Devon Family Occupations
from 1880 Federal Census Data
Devon census records
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Devon Civil War Service Records
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