Dampier Surname

127,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,554 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Dampier Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Dampiere,' (i) a place near Dieppe; (a) a place in the department of Orne; both in Normandy (Lower).

Richard de Damper, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Dampier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,8611:126,69013,436
England3101:179,73616,229
Canada2251:163,75816,499
Australia681:396,99632,204
South Africa511:1,062,30863,943
Austria171:500,90847,931
Wales111:281,32115,850
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2001:121,87711,575
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1781:282,12722,717

The alternate forms: Dampiér (2) are calculated separately.

Dampier (49) may also be a first name.

Dampier Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Dampiere,' (i) a place near Dieppe; (a) a place in the department of Orne; both in Normandy (Lower).

Richard de Damper, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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

(French-Latin + Greek) belonging to Dampierre (Normandy), equivalent to St. Peter [Old French dam, dom, from Latin domin-us, lord, master + Pierre: v. Peter] Dampierre and Dompierre are among the commonest of French place-names.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dampierre, a place near Dieppe, and another in the department of Orne, both in Normandy.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The Dampiers are said to have hailed originally from Dampierre in Normandy. Dampier, the famous navigator, was born in 1652, the son of a tenant - farmer of East Coker, near Yeovil, Somerset; and the name is still to be found in the district of Chard. Henry Dampier was mayor of Bristol in 1755 (B.). At the end of last century Mr. John Dampier, of Wareham, Dorset, owned the greater part of the principal manor of Swanwich in that county (Hutchins' "Dorset"). There was a Richard de Damper in Lincolnshire in the 13th century (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Dampier Last Name Facts

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

Dampier is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as: Dampiér. For other potential spellings of Dampier click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dampier? popularity and diffusion

It is the 127,614th most frequently held last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,050,519 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Dampier reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dampier is also the 1,430,306th most frequently used forename throughout the world It is held by 49 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 2,861 people, or 1 in 126,690. In The United States Dampier is most prevalent in: Florida, where 21 percent are found, Georgia, where 13 percent are found and Missouri, where 12 percent are found. Aside from The United States it is found in 16 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Dampier Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dampier has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dampier last name rose 1,607 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 155 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dampier Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dampier last name are 8.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.17% registered with the political party.

The amount Dampier earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 13.57% more than the national average, earning R 269,892 per year; in United States they earn 6.03% less than the national average, earning $40,547 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.05% less than the national average, earning $49,161 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dampiér952/
Damphier9338/
Damper92294/
Dampie927/
Dampir921/
Dampierre88463/
Damphiere881/
Dampies862,072/
Dompier86388/
Dampeer86344/
Dampied8632/
Dampher8622/
Damphie8620/
Dampire8614/
Danpier865/
Dampeir863/
Dempier863/
Dampere863/
Dhampir862/
Dampfer861/
Dampiet861/
Dampear860/
Dampaire807/
Dompiere805/
Damphire803/
Donmpier801/
Domphier800/
Daumpert800/
Deampert800/
Davier77417/
Domper77318/
Demper77253/
Dabier7739/
Dompie7721/
Danper774/
Dompierre751,328/
Damperova756/
Dauvier71162/
Daubier7161/
Dampour7151/
Dompert7148/
Dabiere7146/
Daivier7134/
Dämpfer7113/
Dompere712/
Deimper712/
Danpeer712/
Dabhier712/
Dempfer712/
Danpear711/
Dempeer711/
Dabierz711/
Danphir711/
Dompeer710/
Danpert710/
Dompeyre67156/
Dämpfert6737/
Deampour6711/
D'Empair671/
Danpaire671/
Dempfper671/
Domppert671/
Doumpere671/
Dannpeur671/
Donphier670/
Daunpert670/
Dohnpier670/

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