McDevitt Family Name and Heraldry

Here is a quick, sourced look at the McDevitt surname.

How many people are named McDevitt?

The Census Bureau's 2010 surname file lists McDevitt with 7,425 bearers, at rank 4,768. That is enough to place it in the top 5,000 American surnames.

What does McDevitt mean?

We do not guess at meanings: where the dictionaries are silent on McDevitt, the family's own records come first.

Does every McDevitt family have a crest?

Heraldry follows families, not surnames. A McDevitt coat of arms, where one exists, belonged to a specific line.

Get the complete McDevitt report, with a museum-style coat of arms.