Devonshire

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English

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Devonshire

Etymology

From Old English Defenasċīr, equivalent to Devon +‎ -shire.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛv.ən.ʃə(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England): (file)

Proper noun

Devonshire (countable and uncountable, plural Devonshires)

(uncountable) A placename:
1. Former name of Devon (“English county”) (until 1974).
2. An English dukedom and earldom.
(countable) A habitational surname.

Derived terms

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Devonshire is the 39717^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 553 individuals. Devonshire is most common among White (79.2%) and Black/African American (16.64%) individuals.

Further reading

Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Devonshire”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 453.

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