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
Scholar 167
Labourer 24
Agricultural Labourer 14
Domestic Servant 14
Coal Miner 14
Tailor 13
Cotton Weaver 12
Dress Maker 8
Nailer 8
Charwoman 6
Nurse 6
Silk Winder 6
Carter 5
Cotton Operative 5
Cotton Winder 5
Dyer 5
General Servant 5
House Keeper 5
Farm Servant 4
Servant 4
Brick Layer 4
Carpenter 4
Hawker 4
No Occupation 4
Potters Burnisher 4

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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