Devereux

Devereux
Devereux
Ethnicity Norman French
Current region Normandy
Information
Connected families Devereaux
Name origin and meaning d'Évreux (French for 'of Évreux', France)

Devereux is a surname found throughout the French-speaking world and in many other countries. It is of Norman origin, meaning d'Évreux or "from Évreux", a town in Normandy, France. The name is also found in Wexford, where the Normans first landed in Ireland from Pembrokeshire in Wales.

The similar name Devereaux is an alternate spelling of the surname resulting from the various ways of pronouncing it - the placename is pronounced "Ev-rer" (without pronouncing the final "r") and the surname may be pronounced Dever-o, Dever-oo, Dever-ooks, Dev-erah, Dev-rah or Devereux. It may refer to:

People
  • George Devereux (1908-1985), Hungarian ethnologist and psychoanalyst
  • Helena Devereux (1885-1975), American educator and founder of the Devereux Foundation
  • James Devereux (1903-1988), U.S. Marine Corps General and politician
  • John Devereux (disambiguation)
  • Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1566-1601), military hero and royal favourite, executed for treason
  • Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex (1591-1646), son of Robert Devereux, courtier and soldier
  • Walter Devereux (disambiguation) is a name shared by several members of the same family including the 1st Viscount Hereford (c1490-1558) and the 1st Earl of Essex (1541-1576)
Organizations
  • The Devereux Foundation, U.S. non-profit organization founded by Helena Devereux that operates facilities providing services for persons with developmental, educational and emotional disabilities, including:

See also:

  • Roberto Devereux, tragic opera by Gaetano Donizetti, loosely based on Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex

See also

  • Deveaux (disambiguation)
  • Devereaux (disambiguation)




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