DeVore
A surname that most likely began as a French name meaning “of Vore” or “from Vore,” though in some families it may reflect other European sources.
The #3,157 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 26,976 Americans shares it.
Etymology
DeVore is usually explained as a French-looking surname built with de, meaning “of” or “from,” plus a place-name or inherited family name such as Vore. In that sense, the name would originally have identified someone as being from a particular locality or estate. Because the surname appears in several spelling forms and may have been reshaped after migration, some family lines could have different origins.
History
In North America, DeVore is found especially in families of older colonial or early post-colonial settlement, where French, Scots-Irish, or Anglicized European surnames were often altered in spelling. The capitalized middle form Devore/DeVore is a modern convention, while older records may show De Vore, Devor, or similar variants. The surname is not especially common, but it is established enough to appear widely in U.S. records.
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Fun fact
Names beginning with de often lost their spacing or accent marks after families moved into English-speaking regions, which is why De Vore and Devore can be the same surname in records.