Dacre Surname
Approximately 1,486 people bear this surname
Dacre Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dacre,' a hamlet eleven miles south-east from Ripon, Yorkshire; also Dacre, a village near Penrith.
Ranulph de Dacre, Cambridgeshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.
Read More About This SurnameDacre Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 749 | 1:74,390 | 8,455 |
| United States | 199 | 1:1,821,402 | 119,204 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| New Zealand | 88 | 1:51,458 | 8,272 |
| Canada | 82 | 1:449,336 | 38,948 |
| Australia | 65 | 1:415,318 | 33,226 |
| Wales | 30 | 1:103,151 | 8,167 |
| Scotland | 30 | 1:178,461 | 9,900 |
| Northern Ireland | 27 | 1:68,335 | 4,994 |
| South Africa | 26 | 1:2,083,758 | 92,464 |
| Israel | 8 | 1:1,069,704 | 62,476 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 383 | 1:63,643 | 7,356 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
Dacre (139) may also be a first name.
Dacre Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dacre,' a hamlet eleven miles south-east from Ripon, Yorkshire; also Dacre, a village near Penrith.
Ranulph de Dacre, Cambridgeshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
Cecilia de Dacre, 1479: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1662-2. Married — John Bryan and Honor Dacre: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
1668. Married — Franses Stene and Martha Dacre: St. James, Clerkenwell.
(English or Celtic) belonging to Dacre (Cumberland; also Yorks).
The Cumberland Dacre, as Bede says (Hist. Eccles., iv. 32), derives its name from the river, called by him Dacore.
Early genealogists pretend that this name was borrowed during the Crusades from Acre in Palestine, (quasi D'Acre). "The d'Acres took their name from Acres in the Holy Land, where one of their ancestors fought. Mr. Gale would derive the name from the Cohors Dacorum stationed here," - viz. at Dacre, co Cumberland. Hutchinson's Cumb. i. 468. Whatever may have been the origin of the name of the place, there is no doubt that the family derive their surname from it, as we find them in possession temp. Edw. I., and from them at a subsequent period sprang the two noble houses of Lord Dacre of Gilsland, called Dacre of the North, and Lord Dacre of Herstmonceux, called Dacre of the South. The latter title came however through a female into the family of Fynes, from whom through other female lines it has descended to the present peer.
Or Fitz-Aculf, named from Dacre, Cumberland, descended from Aculf, a companion of the Conqueror. Theobald de Dacre or Aculf granted lands t. Henry I. to Carlisle Abbey (Mon. ii. 74). Gilbert Aculf, his son, made further grants (Ib.). Adam Aculf, son of Gilbert, confirmed the grants of Theobald de Dacre (Ib.). Adam Aculf was grandfather of William de D., with whom the Peerage accounts commence.
Dacre Demographics
Dacre Religious Adherence
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Dacre Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dacre Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dacre (Arabic: داكر) is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dacre? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dacre is the 263,596th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,904,136 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Dacre are found; 56 percent are found in Northern Europe and 56 percent are found in British Isles. Dacre is also the 784,558th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 139 people.
The surname Dacre is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 749 people, or 1 in 74,390. In England Dacre is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 15 percent are found, Cumbria, where 14 percent are found and West Midlands, where 9 percent are found. Excluding England Dacre occurs in 27 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Egypt, where 10 percent are found.
Dacre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dacre has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Dacre surname rose 196 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dacre Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Dacre last name are 22.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.23% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Dacre earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 7.52% less than the national average, earning R 219,768 per year; in United States they earn 8.86% more than the national average, earning $46,974 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.1% more than the national average, earning $54,206 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dacre Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dacre in the Arabic language | ||
| داكر | dakr | - |
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