Devries History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Netherlands

Devries World Ranking

In the United States, the name Devries is the 3,502^nd most popular surname with an estimated 9,948 people with that name. 1 However, in Netherlands, the name Devries is ranked the 3^rd most popular surname with an estimated 78,115 people with that name. 2 And in South Africa, the name Devries is the 946^th popular surname with an estimated 7,282 people with that name. 3

Devries migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Devries Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Cornelis DeVries, who arrived in New York in 1651 4
Jan DeVries, who arrived in New York in 1664 4

Devries Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Gerrit DeVries, aged 82, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 4
Gosse Teunis DeVries, aged 45, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 4
Dutje DeVries, aged 5, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 4
Ank DeVries, aged 10, who arrived in New York, NY in 1847 4
Jansje DeVries, aged 29, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1847 4
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Devries (post 1700) +

Glen de Vries (1972-2021), American entrepreneur in the field of medical science and pharmacology, co-founder and former co-CEO of Medidata Solutions; he accompanied actor William Shatner and two astronauts on a New Shepard rocket as part of the Blue Origin NS-18 suborbital mission into outer space
Troy Anthony DeVries (b. 1982), American professional basketball player
Keith Robert DeVries (1937-2006), prominent American archaeologist
John DeVries (1915-1992), American lyricist
Matt DeVries (b. 1977), American rhythm guitarist in the heavy metal band
William C. DeVries (b. 1943), American cardiothoracic surgeon
Jared Jay DeVries (b. 1976), American football defensive end
Steve DeVries (b. 1964), former professional tennis player from the United States
Peter de Vries (b. 1910), American novelist
Rick DeVries, American politician, Candidate for Mayor of Walker, Michigan, 2005 5
... (Another 8 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
"Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
"Most Common Last Names in South Africa." Forebears, https://forebears.io/south-africa/surnames
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 17) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html