Find out how popular the last name DeVorss is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named DeVorss.

DeVorss, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the DeVorss surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of DeVorss in America

DeVorss is the 107669th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The DeVorss surname appeared 165 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname DeVorss.

We can also compare 2010 data for DeVorss to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name DeVorss

The surname DEVORSS is believed to have originated in France during the medieval period. It is thought to be derived from the Old French words "de" meaning "of" and "vors" or "vers," which were variations of the word "vert" meaning "green." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to a person who lived near a green area or forest.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name DEVORSS is found in the Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Redon, a collection of medieval charters from the Abbey of Redon in Brittany, France. In this document, dated around 1150, a person named Radulfus de Vors is mentioned, which is likely an early spelling variation of the surname.

During the 12th and 13th centuries, the name appears to have spread from Brittany to other regions of France, such as Normandy and the Île-de-France. In the Rotuli Curiae Regis, a record of the King's Court in England from 1199-1201, there is a reference to a Robert de Vors who was involved in a legal dispute.

In the 14th century, the surname DEVORSS is found in various records across France, including the Livre des Bourgeois de Gand, a register of citizens in the city of Ghent, where a Guillaume de Vors is listed in 1351. Another notable individual from this time period was Jean Devorss, a French knight who fought in the Hundred Years' War and was mentioned in the Chronicles of Froissart, written in the late 14th century.

As the name spread across Europe, variations in spelling emerged, such as Devors, Deverss, and Devorse. In the 15th century, a Guillaume Devors was a prominent merchant in the city of Dijon, France, and his name appears in local trade records from that era.

In the 16th century, the DEVORSS surname can be found in various parts of Europe, including England, where a Robert Devorss was born in Warwickshire in 1542. Another notable figure was Pierre Devorss, a French Protestant who fled religious persecution and settled in Geneva, Switzerland, in the late 1500s, becoming a respected member of the local community.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name DeVorss

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname DeVorss.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for DeVorss was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of DeVorss has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name DeVorss was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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