Devine

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Devens, Divens

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of either of two Irish surnames, Ó Duibhín (“descendant of Duibhín”), a byname from a hypocoristic form of dubh (“black”), or Ó Daimhín (“descendant of Daimhín”), a byname from a hypocoristic form of damh (“stag”).

Proper noun

Devine (countable and uncountable, plural Devines)

1. (countable) A surname from Irish.
2. A placename
   1. An unincorporated community in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States.
   2. A city in Medina County, Texas, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Devine is the 1506^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 23775 individuals. Devine is most common among White (87.43%) individuals.

See also

• Divine

 

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Devine”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 452.

Anagrams

• devein, endive, envied, veined