The Devore surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,445 people carried this name — #3,157 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 25,800 people counted. That is up 4% from 11,040 in 2000.

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In the first U.S. census, 1790

28 families named Devore, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 156 people lived in those households, 5.6 to a family on average. The table counts it together with 9 other spellings. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 16
Virginia 4
South Carolina 4
Maryland 3
New York 1

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 237 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Devore in American newspapers,
1912.

Newspaper page from Santa Fe New Mexican carrying the name Devore
Santa Fe New Mexican 1912-10-15
Newspaper page from The Tacoma Times carrying the name Devore
The Tacoma Times 1912-10-16
Newspaper page from Daily Capital Journal carrying the name Devore
Daily Capital Journal 1912-10-16

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 39,124 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Devore in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1960s.

276 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Devore. The most, 152, date from the 1920s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in South Australia, at 1.6 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 76
South Australia 60
Victoria 56
Queensland 52
Western Australia 18
Tasmania 12
ACT (Canberra) 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Devore.

Who carried it

People named Devore,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Daniel B. Devore
    Daniel B. Devore 1860–1956 · military leader
  • Josh Devore
    Josh Devore 1887–1954 · baseball player
  • Leland Devore
    Leland Devore 1889–1939 · American football player
  • Dorothy Devore
    Dorothy Devore 1899–1976 · actor
  • Kenneth I. Devore
    Kenneth I. Devore 1927–1997 · politician
  • Jesse Devore 1789–1849

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Devore,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States607 records

607 records of the Devore name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 368
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 151
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 34
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 31
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 16
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 5
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  • Sacramento County historic burials 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Richard E. Devore

    Born 1933; from Charlestown, Indiana. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1968 in Tay Ninh, South Vietnam. Buried at New Albany National Cemetery, Indiana.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Herman A. Devore

    Born 1921 in Arkansas. Enlisted 1942 at Little Rock; farm mechanic from Greene County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1998, buried at Greene County Memorial Gardens, Paragould, Arkansas.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Edward Devore

    Arrived at New York in 1849 aboard the British Queen from Dublin, aged 24; weaver. From Great Britain.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 607 records for Devore in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia10 records

10 records of the Devore name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 7
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 2
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Mary Jane Devore

    Of New Zealand, Victoria; died 1967.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Albert Edward Tyrell Devore

    Of New Zealand, New South Wales; died 1916.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Charlotte Elizabeth Devore

    Of New Zealand, New South Wales; died 1937.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Devore in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

France5 records

5 records of the Devore name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Georges Pierre Devore

    Born 1904 in Les Chavannes-en-Maurienne; died 1984 in Chambéry (Savoie).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Francois Louis Marie Devore

    Born 1920 in Pluvigner; died 1996 in Vannes (Morbihan).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Marie Louise Devore

    Born 1907 in Sablons; died 1984 in Saint-Émilion (Gironde).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Devore in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada4 records

4 records of the Devore name in Canada
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Neil Leo De Vore

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record J. Devore

    British Columbia Regiment. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record James Devore

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 4 records for Devore in Canada.

Counts: Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Devore name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record Dirk de Vore

    Baptised in 1740 in Vianen.

    Open Archives, Het Utrechts Archief (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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