Definitions for Devis
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1. devis

   Charles Walter de Vis (Birmingham, England, 9 May 1829 – Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 30 April 1915), known as Devis before about 1882, was an English zoologist, ornithologist, herpetologist, and botanist. De Vis gained a BA from Magdelene College, Cambridge in 1849, became a deacon in 1852, and was rector of Breane, Somerset from 1855 to 1859. He gave up his ecclesiastical functions to devote himself to science, initially in England then after 1870 in Australia. De Vis also wrote under the name of Thickthorn, the name of his home in Rockhampton. He was a founder member of the Royal Society of Queensland of which he served as president in 1888–1889, and founder member and first vice-president of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union.His principal work concerned the fossil birds of Queensland (Darling Downs) and southern Australia (Cooper Creek), but he also described a number of extant bird species. In fact, he was more successful at the latter, because due to insufficient knowledge of stratigraphy and evolution, he—like many ornithologists of his time—mistook subfossil remains of extant birds for the remains of extinct prehistoric species. Among species he described were the white-winged robin in 1890, and the frill-necked monarch in 1895.De Vis also worked in the scientific field of herpetology, and he described many new species of reptiles.De Vis is commemorated in the scientific name of an Australian venomous snake, Denisonia devisi.

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1. DEVIS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Devis is ranked #88020 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Devis surname appeared 211 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Devis.
   
   39.8% or 84 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   29.8% or 63 total occurrences were Black.
   22.2% or 47 total occurrences were White.
   7.1% or 15 total occurrences were Asian.

How to pronounce Devis?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Devis in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Devis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devis
2. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html