Devlen Surname Meaning & Coat of Arms

Arms linked to Devlin and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to.

Family name meaning

Some records give Devlin; others give Devlen. Both point to the same Irish family name. At root, the name means “Descendant of Doibhilin”.

A variant of Devlin

Devlen writes “e” in place of the “i” found in Devlin, a typical scribal difference. Related forms: Develin and O'Devlin.

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