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Where Does The Last Name Dagger Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Dagger is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Dägger. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dagger? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 229,904^th most commonly used family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 4,138,300 people. Dagger occurs mostly in Europe, where 46 percent of Dagger reside; 45 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,775,424^th most commonly held given name world-wide, borne by 34 people.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 697 people, or 1 in 79,940. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Lancashire, where 25 percent reside, Somerset, where 10 percent reside and Gloucestershire, where 9 percent reside. Excluding England this surname occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Dagger Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Dagger has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Dagger surname rose 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 234 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 420 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 257 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dagger Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dagger last name are 1.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.29% registered with the political party.

The amount Dagger earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.5% less than the national average, earning R 120,000 per year; in United States they earn 17.46% more than the national average, earning $50,682 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.62% more than the national average, earning $55,454 CAD per year.