Deville History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Deville family
The surname Deville was first found in Languedoc, where the family held a family seat from ancient times.
Early History of the Deville family
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Deville Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Fondeville, Fondevilles, Fond de Ville, Fonds de Ville, Fond de Villes, Font de Ville, Fons de Ville, Font de Villes, Fons de Villes, Deville, de Ville and many more.
Early Notables of the Deville family
Notable amongst the family name at this time was
- Pierre-Clair de Fondeville, Count, Lord and Baron, was one of three commissioners named by the King for the formation of the department of the Hautes-Pyrénées and who was also elected Mayor of Tarbes
Deville Ranking
In the United States, the name Deville is the 7,100th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1 However, in France, the name Deville is ranked the 927th most popular surname with an estimated 5,596 people with that name. 2
Deville migration to the United States +
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Deville Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- Joh Leonard Deville, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1765 3
- John DeVille, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1765 3
- Charles Deville, who settled in Philadelphia in 1796
Deville Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Victor DeVille, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1803 3
Deville migration to Australia +
Emigration to
Australia followed the
First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:
Deville Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
- Mr. John Deville, English convict who was convicted in Leicester, Leicestershire, England for life, transported aboard the "Emperor Alexander"on 6th April 1833, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 4
Contemporary Notables of the name Deville (post 1700) +
- Ethel Glenn DeVille, American Democratic Party politician, Member of West Virginia Democratic State Executive Committee, 1949 5
- Michel Deville (1931-2023), French film director and screenwriter
Citations +
- "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
- http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 11th April 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/emperor-alexander
- The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html