Dacker Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Dacker Surname Definition:
From Dakyr, now Dacre, near Penrith, Cumberland. William de Dakyr or Dakre was sheriff of Cumberland, 1278 (Bain, II, p. 34; Moore, Lands, p. 63). Malcolm dictus dakir, seugeand of the burgh of Aberdeen, witnessed a deed of 1434, and is mentioned again five years later as Malcolm Dacre, and in 1447 as M.
Read More About This SurnameDacker Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:21,321,114 | 641,998 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 18 | 1:1,354,187 | 47,798 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23 | 1:2,183,421 | 107,224 |
The alternate forms: Däcker (12) are calculated separately.
Dacker Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From Dakyr, now Dacre, near Penrith, Cumberland. William de Dakyr or Dakre was sheriff of Cumberland, 1278 (Bain, II, p. 34; Moore, Lands, p. 63). Malcolm dictus dakir, seugeand of the burgh of Aberdeen, witnessed a deed of 1434, and is mentioned again five years later as Malcolm Dacre, and in 1447 as M. Dachar (CRA., p. 5, 6, 15). Nicholas Dakyr, probably his son, was sergeand in Aberdeen, 1450 (REA., II, p. 296). Dakkyr 1449. Major G. M. Dacker, R.A., recorded in Edinburgh, 1941.
Dacker Demographics
Average Dacker Salary in
United States
$21,083 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dacker Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dacker Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dacker is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant: Däcker. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dacker? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,273,756th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 104,107,799 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 41 percent of Dacker are found; 33 percent are found in Northern Europe and 26 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.
Dacker is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 21,321,114. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 47 percent reside, Oregon, where 24 percent reside and Utah, where 12 percent reside. Other than The United States Dacker exists in 15 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 21 percent reside and New Zealand, where 13 percent reside.
Dacker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dacker has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dacker surname contracted 26 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dacker Last Name Statistics demography
Dacker earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 51.14% less than the national average, earning $21,083 USD per year.
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