Devereux surname in historic texts

As described in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Fr.) D'Evereux, from Evereux, a town in Normandy.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

DEVEREUX. "Of this family, which had its surname from Eatgux, a town in Nonnandy, and came into England with the Conqueror, there were divers generations in England before they became barons of the realm." Banks. Bar. i. 287.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

Origin: English

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: English