Dacres Surname

164,067th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,645 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Dacres Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dacres Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica1,5401:1,864305
United States5971:607,13449,332
England3631:153,49314,593
Canada981:375,97533,576
Cayman Islands271:2,366298
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
France11:66,422,722504,397
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
Scotland41:935,80421,348
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Dacres Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dacres is more frequently found in Jamaica than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Dacres click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dacres? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 164,067th most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,755,216 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Dacres are found; 59 percent are found in Caribbean and 59 percent are found in Anglo-Caribbean.

The last name Dacres is most prevalent in Jamaica, where it is borne by 1,540 people, or 1 in 1,864. In Jamaica Dacres is mostly concentrated in: Surrey County, where 59 percent reside, Middlesex County, where 34 percent reside and Cornwall County, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Jamaica Dacres is found in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.

Dacres Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dacres has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dacres last name increased 7,463 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 825 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it declined 75 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dacres Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dacres last name are 25.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 78.43% being registered with the party.

The amount Dacres earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.39% more than the national average, earning $45,473 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.15% less than the national average, earning $49,111 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
D'Acres924/
Dacress921/
Dacre911,486/
Deacress861/
Dacrie837/
D'Acre836/
Dacree835/
Dakres833/
Dacris832/
Dajres831/
Deacre830/
Dachris773/
Dhackre771/
Dackrey770/
Dakre73227/
Dacri73190/
Dacry7327/
Dacra735/
Dachrios718/
Dacreech712/
Deicrest711/
Dhakre671,429/
D'Acri67466/
Dakhre6743/
Dakris6715/
Dakree6710/
Dacruy679/
Daakre674/
Docrey672/
Dosres672/
Deakre672/
D'Acry671/
Deicaires671/
Dacrih671/
Dahkre671/
Deacry670/
Dackry670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dacres
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