Devonport Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Devonport Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Devonport family

Profession Census Frequency
Cotton Weaver 16
General Labourer 13
Living On Own Means 9
General Servant Domestic 7
Coal Miner Hewer 7
Dress Maker 6
School 6
Servant Domestic 6
Domestic Servant 5
House Maid Domestic 5
Coal Hewer 5
Housemaid Domestic 4
Dressmaker 4
Farmer 4
Railway Porter 4
Cook Domestic 4
Coal Miner C Hewer 4
Boot Machinist 4
Farmer's Son Rel 4
Coal Miner Chewer 3
Cotton C Weaver 3
Cotton Spinner 3
Tobacco Packer 3
Iron Worker 3
Charwoman 3

Devonport Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Davenport 78% 39,050
2 Devonport 100% 7,156
3 Devenport 89% 5,650
4 Davonport 89% 516
5 Deavenport 80% 418
6 Deavonport 90% 162
7 Devanport 89% 142
8 Dovenport 78% 128

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The surname Devonport is the 2nd most popular variant of Davenport.

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