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Devos Surname Meaning

Flemish (also De Vos) and Dutch (De Vos): from Middle Dutch de vos ‘the fox’ a nickname for someone with red hair or a crafty man. Alternatively, a topographic or habitational name referring to a house or tavern bearing the sign of a fox.

The surname De Vos is also found in South Africa, while the Flemish surname in the form Devos is also common in northern France (mainly Nord). Compare Vos.

English: variant of Devis, a habitational name from Devizes in Wiltshire. Alternatively, Devis may be a variant of Dews or Dewis, the latter possibly arising from the placenames Ewyas Harold or Ewyas Lacy in Herefordshire with fused Anglo-Norman preposition de.

As an English surname, it may possibly also be an Anglicized form of the Swiss French surname Thévoz (see Defoe).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022


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You can see how Devos families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Devos family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Devos families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 10 Devos families living in Kent. This was about 37% of all the recorded Devos's in United Kingdom. Kent had the highest population of Devos families in 1891.
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What did your Devos ancestors do for a living?

In 1939, Unpaid Domestic Duties was the top reported job for people in the United Kingdom named Devos. 100% of Devos women worked as an Unpaid Domestic Duties.

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Top Female Occupations In 1939

  • Unpaid Domestic Duties
    100%

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There are 907 military records available for the last name Devos. For the veterans among your Devos ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Devos lifespan?

Between 1958 and 2004, in the United States, Devos life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1960, and highest in 1984. The average life expectancy for Devos in 1958 was 60, and 81 in 2004.

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