Explore the Family Name Devol

The meaning of Devol

1. Altered form of English Davol, itself a variant of Devall. Compare Devoll. 2. In some cases possibly also a shortened form of Norwegian Devold (see Devoll).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Devol has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Devol ranked 30,324 in terms of surname popularity with a count of 728 occurrences per 100,000 people. However, by 2010, it had slipped to rank 31,412, experiencing a change of -3.59% over the decade. The count of individuals carrying the Devol name increased slightly by 1.24% from 728 to 737, but its proportion per 100,000 dropped by 7.41%, indicating a smaller representation within the population.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,324	#31,412	-3.59%
Count	728	737	1.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.25	-7.41%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Devol

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that the majority of individuals with the Devol surname identify as White, comprising 95.47% in 2000 which marginally decreased to 94.57% in 2010. The Hispanic demographic experienced a positive change of 5.00%, rising from 2.20% to 2.31%. Notably, Asian/Pacific Islander representation went from non-existent in 2000 to 1.09% in 2010. There was a decrease in those identifying with two or more races, falling from 1.24% in 2000 to 0.95% in 2010. Meanwhile, the Black demographic, which made up 0.69% in 2000, was not represented in 2010. American Indian and Alaskan Natives remained unrepresented during both census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.47%	94.57%	-0.94%
Hispanic	2.2%	2.31%	5%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.09%	0%
Two or More Races	1.24%	0.95%	-23.39%
Black	0.69%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%