| ![Show Contents]() Deven History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
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Ireland
Etymology of DevenWhat does the name Deven mean? The Irish name Deven was originally written in a Gaelic form as Ó Daimhin, derived from the word "damh," which refers to "an ox" or "a stag." 1 Early Origins of the Deven familyThe surname Deven was first found in County Londonderry (Irish: Doire), a Northern Irish county also known as Derry, in the province of Ulster, where they held a family seat from very ancient times. Early History of the Deven familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Deven research. Another 198 words (14 lines of text) covering the years 1066, 1427 and 1713 are included under the topic Early Deven History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Deven Spelling VariationsThose scribes in Ireland during the Middle Ages recorded names as they sounded. Consequently, in this era many people were recorded under different spellings each time their name was written down. Research on the Deven family name revealed numerous spelling variations, including Devine, O'Devine, Davin, Devane, Dwane, Duane, Dwain, Dwayne, Dwayn, Devan, Davine, Devyne and many more. Early Notables of the Deven familyMore information is included under the topic Early Deven Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
| Deven migration to the United States | + |
During the 19th century thousands of impoverished Irish families made the long journey to British North America and the United States. These people were leaving a land that had become beset with poverty, lack of opportunity, and hunger. In North America, they hoped to find land, work, and political and religious freedoms. Although the majority of the immigrants that survived the long sea passage did make these discoveries, it was not without much perseverance and hard work: by the mid-19th century land suitable for agriculture was short supply, especially in British North America, in the east; the work available was generally low paying and physically taxing construction or factory work; and the English stereotypes concerning the Irish, although less frequent and vehement, were, nevertheless, present in the land of freedom, liberty, and equality for all men. The largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. Research into passenger and immigration lists has brought forth evidence of the early members of the Deven family in North America:
Deven Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- John Deven, who landed in Maryland in 1818 2
| Contemporary Notables of the name Deven (post 1700) | + |
- Deven Streeton, American actress, known for Halloween (2007), A Mother's Choice (2010) and A Mother's Choice: The Ultimatum (2012)
- MacLysaght, Edward, The Surnames of Ireland. Ireland: Irish Academic Press, sixth edition, 1985. Print. (ISBN 0-7165-2366-3)
- 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)
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