Explore the Family Name Devane

The meaning of Devane

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duibhín (see Devine and Duane).

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Devane in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Devane has seen a slight shift over the years. In 2000, it ranked 13,012 with a count of 2,160 and its proportion per 100k was 0.8. However, by the year 2010, the surname had dropped slightly in rank to 13,297 while the count increased to 2,294, indicating a rise of 6.2 percent. Despite this increase in the count, the proportion per 100k decreased by 2.5 percent to 0.78.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#13,012	#13,297	-2.19%
Count	2,160	2,294	6.2%
Proportion per 100k	0.8	0.78	-2.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Devane

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Devane also saw some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander more than doubled, increasing from 0.93 percent to 2.31 percent. The percentage of those who identified as Hispanic also saw significant growth, rising from 1.39 percent to 2.70 percent. Conversely, the proportion of people identifying as White decreased slightly, from 77.55 percent to 74.37 percent. The share of individuals identifying as Black remained relatively stable, with a small decrease from 18.84 percent to 18.79 percent. Finally, there were no reported individuals identifying as Two or More Races or American Indian and Alaskan Native in 2010, compared to 0.79 and 0.51 percent, respectively, in 2000.

	2000	2010	Change
White	77.55%	74.37%	-4.1%
Black	18.84%	18.79%	-0.27%
Hispanic	1.39%	2.7%	94.24%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.93%	2.31%	148.39%
Two or More Races	0.79%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.51%	0%	0%