McDevitt

English

Alternative forms

• Devitt, McDivitt, McEvitt, McKevitt

Etymology

Anglicized form of Irish Mac Daibhéid (“son of David”).

Proper noun

McDevitt (plural McDevitts)

1. A surname from Irish.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, McDevitt is the 4768^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7425 individuals. McDevitt is most common among White (96.22%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “McDevitt”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 550.