as a Last Name
- 4,712
- people in the U.S. have this name Get contact details for people named Devaney
Meaning & Origins
Irish (eastern Ulster): 1. Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duibheannaigh ‘descendant of Duibheannach’, a personal name of uncertain origin; the first element is dubh ‘black’, the second may be eanach ‘marshy place’. The surname has become confused with Devane. 2. Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duibheamhna, from a personal name based on dubh ‘black’ + the genitive of Eamhain, the Gaelic name of Navan fort, County Armagh, the legendary capital of Ulster.
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Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 4,712
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- South Dakota
- has the most people named Devaney per capita
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