Devereux is a

Norman Norman or Normans may refer to: Ethnic and cultural identity * The Normans, a people partly descended from Norse Vikings who settled in the territory of Normandy in France in the 10th and 11th centuries ** People or things connected with the Norm ...

surname In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...

found frequently in Ireland, Wales, England and around the English-speaking world. The name may derive as a

Norman French Norman or Norman French (, french: Normand, Guernésiais: , Jèrriais: ) is a Romance language which can be classified as one of the Oïl languages along with French, Picard and Walloon. The name "Norman French" is sometimes used to descri ...

rendering of the Welsh name "''Dyfrig''" or "''Dubricius''". This name would have been familiar to the Norman and Breton elites via Saint Dubricius, an important 6th century clergyman who ordained Samson of Dol. The parish of St. Devereux ( Archenfield) still bares this Norman version of the name. In Ireland, the name is associated with Wexford, where the Cambro-Normans first invaded from

Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire ( ; cy, Sir Benfro ) is a Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. It is bordered by Carmarthenshire to the east, Ceredigion to the northeast, and the rest by sea. The count ...

, Wales in 1170. Devereux is more probably the

Anglo-Norman Anglo-Norman may refer to: *Anglo-Normans, the medieval ruling class in England following the Norman conquest of 1066 *Anglo-Norman language **Anglo-Norman literature *Anglo-Norman England, or Norman England, the period in English history from 1066 ...

form of D'Evreux / Devreux, meaning "d'Évreux" or "from Évreux", a town in Normandy, France. Anglo-Norman develops regularly a

svarabakhti In phonology, epenthesis (; Greek ) means the addition of one or more sounds to a word, especially in the beginning syllable ('' prothesis'') or in the ending syllable (''paragoge'') or in-between two syllabic sounds in a word. The word ''epenth ...

vowel /e/ between /v/ and /r/ such as in AN ''overi'' / F ''ouvrit'' "opened", AN ''livere'' / F ''livre'' "book", etc. Dubricius is called ''Dubrice'' in French and Dyfrig would have given ''*Difry'' / ''*Dufry'' in French and ''*Difery'' / ''*Dufery'' in Anglo-Norman, and St. Devereux is probably a mistranslation after the surname Devereux. The French variant ''Devreux'' which unlike ''Devereux'' is found within Normandy and France themselves. The similar names

Devereaux Devereaux is a variation of the surname Devereux based on the common English pronunciation "Devero". Notable people with the surname include: * Boyd Devereaux (born 1978), Canadian hockey player * Ed Devereaux (1925–2003), Australian actor * Jam ...

and

Deveraux Deveraux is a surname, derived from the French ''Devereux'' (likely influenced by the common English pronunciation of that name, "Devero"). Notable people with the surname include: * James Deveraux (1903–1988), United States Marine Corps general, ...

are alternate spellings of the surname resulting from the various ways of pronouncing it - the placename is pronounced "Ev-ruh" () and the surname may be pronounced Dever-o, Dever-oo, Dever-ooks, Dev-erah, Dev-rah, Dev-ruh, or Dev-rix (Wexford).

People

Count of Évreux The Count of Évreux was a French noble title and was named for the county of Évreux in Normandy. It was successively used by the Norman dynasty, the Montfort-l'Amaury family, the Capetians as well as the House of La Tour d'Auvergne. The title is ...

, title of nobility at the origin of the name *

Elizabeth Devereux-Rochester Elizabeth "Minnie" Devereux-Rochester, also known as Elizabeth Reynolds, (20 December 1917 – between 1981 and 1983) was a member of the First Aid Nursing Yeomanry who served with the Special Operations Executive (SOE) in France during World Wa ...

(1917–1983), British female spy * George Devereux (1908–1985), Austro-Hungarian ethnologist and psychoanalyst (born in Lugoj, nowadays part of Romania) *

Helena Devereux Helena Trafford Devereux (February 2, 1885 – November 17, 1975) was an American educator who founded the Devereux Foundation. She is considered a pioneer in the field of special education. In 1912, Devereux began the first Devereux School for ...

(1885–1975), American educator and founder of the Devereux Foundation * James Devereux (1903–1988), U.S. Marine Corps General and politician *

Jim Devereux James Devereux (1887–1934), also known by the nickname of "Muscles", was a pioneering Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1900s, 1910s and 1920s. A New South Wales state and Australia national representative three-quarter ...

(1885–1936), Australian rugby league footballer *

John Devereux (disambiguation) John Devereux may refer to: * John Devereux, Lord of Munsley (c. 1253–1316), Anglo-Norman nobleman in the time of Edward I and Edward II of England *John Devereux, 1st Baron Devereux (died 1393), peer in the reign of King Richard II of England *J ...

* Lillie Devereux Blake (1833–1913), American feminist *

Marie Devereux Marie Devereux (27 November 194030 December 2019) was a British model and film actress. She was born Patricia Sutcliffe on 27 November 1940 in Edmonton, London. Marie Devereux became a regular and very popular nude model in magazines during th ...

(1940–2019), British actress * Nicholas Devereux (1791–1855), Irish-American banker, trustee, and western New York landowner * General Ricardo Wall y Devereux (1694–1777), Spanish General and Prime Minister of the 18th-century *

Richard Devereux (disambiguation) Richard Devereux may refer to: * Richard Devereux (cricketer), English cricketer * Richard Devereux (died 1547) Sir Richard Devereux was a rising political figure during the reign of Henry VIII and Edward VI when his career was cut short by hi ...

* Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex (1565–1601), military hero and royal favourite, executed for treason *

Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex, KB, PC (; 11 January 1591 – 14 September 1646) was an English Parliamentarian and soldier during the first half of the 17th century. With the start of the Civil War in 1642, he became the first Captain ...

(1591–1646), son of Robert Devereux, courtier and soldier * Robin Devereux, 19th Viscount Hereford (born 1975), an English peer and premier viscount *

Sean Devereux Sean Devereux (25 November 1964 – 2 January 1993) was a British Salesian missionary and aid worker murdered in Kismayo, Somalia in 1993 while working for UNICEF. He has since become an important role model for the aid-working vocation, partic ...

(1964–1993), English-born educator known for his support of food aid in Liberia and opposition to child soldier conscription, and activist in Somalia. Murdered by Somali warlords in 1993. * Colonel Wallace C. Devereux (1893–1952) CBE, F. R.Ae.S., metallurgist and founder of High Duty Alloys Ltd. * Walter Devereux (disambiguation) is a name shared by several members of the same family including the 1st Viscount Hereford (c.1490–1558) and the 1st Earl of Essex (1541–1576) *

William Devereux, Baron Devereux of Lyonshall William Devereux, Baron Devereux of Lyonshall (–1314) was an English noble who was an important Marcher Lord as he held Lyonshall Castle controlling a strategically vital approach to the border of Wales in the time of Edward I of England, Edwar ...

(c.1244–1314), a Marcher Lord in the time of Edward I and Edward II of England.

Organizations

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Devereux Foundation The Devereux Foundation is a nonprofit behavioral health organization that operates programs and services in 13 U.S. states, working with children and adults with developmental disabilities, emotional and behavioral disorders, and mental illnesses ...

, U.S. non-profit organization founded by Helena Devereux *

Devereux Glenholme School The Glenholme School, also known as Devereux Glenholme School, is an independent coeducational therapeutic boarding school situated on over in Washington, Connecticut, United States. The school aims to provide a highly structured environment ...

, Connecticut

Places

Devereux (Herefordshire) This list of lost settlements in the United Kingdom includes deserted medieval villages (DMVs), shrunken villages, abandoned villages and other settlements known to have been lost, depopulated or significantly reduced in size over the centuries. T ...

, lost village in the United Kingdom *

Devereux, Georgia Devereux is an unincorporated community in Hancock County, in the U.S. state of Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United S ...

, a community in the United States *Devereux Creek, Queensland, a small locality on the east coast of Australia *

St Devereux (Herefordshire) ST, St, or St. may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Stanza, in poetry * Suicidal Tendencies, an American heavy metal/hardcore punk band * Star Trek, a science-fiction media franchise * Summa Theologica, a compendium of Catholic philosophy an ...

, church and parish 6 miles south of Hereford, originally dedicated to the Welsh Saint Dyfrig, Bishop of Ergyng

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