Devney Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Devney Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Devney family

Profession Census Frequency
School 6
Cardroom Tenter 2
Coal Miner Hewer 2
Blacking Wrapper 1
Galvanizer Wrough Iron Holloware 1
Clerk 1
Mill Hand 1
Bag Stricker 1
Dock Labourer 1
Farm Lobourer 1
Going To School 1
Goods-porter 1
House Work 1
Out Of Employment 1
Warehouse Man 1
Yarn Reeler 1
Cloth Weaver 1
Plasterer 1
Fram Labourer 1
Away From Home 1
Horse Driver Belowground 1
None 1
Coal Hewer 1
Coal Hewer Loader 1
Nil 1

Devney Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Devaney 86% 2,354
2 Deveney 86% 613
3 Devany 67% 597
4 Daveney 71% 221
5 Devney 100% 123
6 Deveny 67% 108

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The surname Devney is the 5th most popular variant of Devaney.

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