Dacre Surname

263,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,486 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

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.

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Dacre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7491:74,3908,455
United States1991:1,821,402119,204
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
New Zealand881:51,4588,272
Canada821:449,33638,948
Australia651:415,31833,226
Wales301:103,1518,167
Scotland301:178,4619,900
Northern Ireland271:68,3354,994
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3831:63,6437,356
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

The Norman People (1874)

Dacre Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dacre Come From? nationality or country of origin

Dacre (Arabic: داكر) occurs most in England. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dacre? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dacre is the 263,596th most common surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,904,136 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 56 percent of Dacre live; 56 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 784,558th most commonly used forename worldwide, borne by 139 people.

The surname Dacre is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 749 people, or 1 in 74,390. In England Dacre is mostly concentrated in: West Yorkshire, where 15 percent live, Cumbria, where 14 percent live and West Midlands, where 9 percent live. Besides England this last name exists in 27 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent live and Egypt, where 10 percent live.

Dacre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dacre has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Dacre last name expanded 196 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dacre Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Dacre last name is principally Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dacre last name are 22.46% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.23% being registered with 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dacres912,645/
Dacrie917/
D'Acre916/
Dacree915/
Deacre910/
D'Acres834/
Dacress831/
Dhackre831/
Dackrey830/
Dacer802,442/
Dacir80899/
Dakre80227/
Dasre80197/
Dacri80190/
Dacry8027/
Dacra805/
Dacreech772/
Deacress771/
Dacher735,925/
Dhakre731,429/
Dachri73697/
D'Acri73466/
Dachry73174/
Dacker7370/
Dakere7355/
Dakhre7343/
Dachir7333/
Dajree7312/
Dasree7311/
Dakree7310/
Dacruy739/
Dakire737/
Dashre736/
Dhasre734/
Daakre734/
Dajcer733/
Daycer732/
Deakre732/
Docrey732/
Dacris732/
Dahkre731/
Dhacir731/
Dacrih731/
Dassre731/
Dajres731/
D'Acry731/
Daicer731/
Dasrey731/
Daucer731/
Dackry730/
Deacry730/
Dacger730/
Daucher67547/
Dockrey67387/
Dockree67331/
Dhakrey67132/
Daukere6752/
Dakhere6735/
Dackert6725/
Daukire6724/
Dachsri6721/
Dhakere6710/
Daicker677/
Dashree677/
Dakhire675/
Dauhjre674/
Dhakrge674/
Daikere673/
Dachris673/
Dahcher672/
Dhakire672/
Deacher672/
Dhacker672/
Dhakhre672/
Dachrit671/
Dausrey671/
Deacriz671/
Daakhre671/
Dakoire671/
Datchri671/
Dachrid671/
Dachray671/
D'Acher671/
Daacker671/
Dacquer671/
Daycher671/
Deasreu671/
Dackerd671/
Daikire671/
Deacker671/
Douckre671/
Dazzrea671/
Dassrey670/
Dochrer670/
Dochrey670/
Dockrea670/

Dacre Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dacre in the Arabic language
داكرdakr-

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