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ic surname of

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origin.

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surnames that are generally accepted to mean "son of David", as well as "Davies" potentially stemming from the name of the Irish ''

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'' dynasty who settled in Wales and western England during the

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, though no theory has been definitively proven for either name.

Notable people with the surname

* Don Devitt (1921–2008), Australian politician *

Edward Devitt Edward James Devitt (May 5, 1911 – March 2, 1992) was a United States representative from Minnesota and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. Education and career Born in Saint Paul ...

(1911–1992), U.S. Representative and District Judge * Edward I. Devitt (1840–1920), Canadian-American priest *Fergal Devitt (born 1981), Irish professional wrestler better known as

Finn Bálor Fergal Devitt (born 25 July 1981) is an Irish professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the Raw brand under the ring name Finn Bálor (), and is a member of The Judgment Day. Devitt is widely known for his ten ...

* James Devitt (1929–1989), American politician *

Jamie Devitt Jamie Martin Devitt (born 6 July 1990) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Carlisle United. He has also played for Hull City, Darlington, Shrewsbury Town, Grimsby Town, Bradford City, Accrington Stanley ...

(born 1990), Irish footballer *

John Devitt John Thomas Devitt, AM (born 4 February 1937) is an Australian sprint freestyle swimmer of the 1950s and 1960s, who won a gold medal in the 100-metre freestyle at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. He won in controversial circumstances, bein ...

(born 1937), Australian swimmer and Olympic gold medalist *

John Henry Devitt John Henry Devitt (February 1, 1851 – June 14, 1940) was an Ontario political figure. He represented Durham West in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1905 to 1919 as a Conservative member. Biography He was born in Cartwright Township, ...

(1851–1940), Canadian politician * John R. Devitt (1917–2000), American politician *

Michael Devitt Michael Devitt (born 1938) is an Australian philosopher currently teaching at the City University of New York in New York City. His primary interests include philosophy of language, philosophy of mind, metaphysics and epistemology. His curre ...

(born 1938), Australian philosopher

Other uses

Devitt baronets There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Devitt, both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. One creation is extant as of 2007. The Devitt Baronetcy, of Chelsea in the County of London, was created in the Baronetage ...

(1839–1947), a British baronetcy created for people with the surname *

Devitt and Moore Devitt and Moore was a British shipping company formed by Thomas Henry Devitt and Joseph Moore in 1836. They became shipowners and entered the passenger and cargo trade to Australia managing and owning many clipper ships such as the ''City of Ad ...

(1836–1891), a British shipping company formed by Thomas Henry Devitt and Joseph Moore {{surname