Explore the Family Name Devich

The meaning of Devich

Americanized form of Croatian and Serbian Dević: metronymic or nickname from deva ‘maid, virgin’ (as a nickname possibly used e.g. for a husband of a young woman), or from the female personal name Deva of the same origin.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Devich has seen a decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Devich ranked 64,008, but by 2010, it had dropped to 70,208—a decrease of around 9.69%. Similarly, the count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 291 to 279 over this decade, representing a drop of 4.12%. Consequently, the proportion of people named Devich per 100,000 fell from 0.11 to 0.09, reflecting an 18.18% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#64,008	#70,208	-9.69%
Count	291	279	-4.12%
Proportion per 100k	0.11	0.09	-18.18%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Devich

When looking at the ethnic identity associated with the surname Devich, data from the Decennial U.S. Census reveals that in both 2000 and 2010, the majority identified as White—95.19% and 94.62% respectively. This represents a slight decrease of 0.60%. The percentage of those identifying as having two or more races increased from 2.06% in 2000 to 2.87% in 2010, marking an increase of 39.32%. Interestingly, while there were no individuals identifying as Black in 2000, there was a small presence of 1.79% observed in the 2010 census. In both census years, there were no reported instances of Devich associated with Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, or American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicity.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.19%	94.62%	-0.6%
Two or More Races	2.06%	2.87%	39.32%
Black	0%	1.79%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%