Dampsey Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Dampsey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dampsey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

Dampsey Last Name Facts

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

Dampsey is more frequently found in Canada than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dampsey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,307,654th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Dampsey are found; 90 percent are found in North America and 90 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most commonly used in Canada, where it is borne by 12 people, or 1 in 3,070,466. In Canada Dampsey is mostly found in: Alberta, where 67 percent live, Saskatchewan, where 17 percent live and British Columbia, where 8 percent live. Aside from Canada this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live and Brazil, where 5 percent live.

Dampsey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dampsey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dampsey surname fell 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dampsey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dampsey last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

The amount Dampsey earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 55.35% more than the national average, earning $67,031 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.44% less than the national average, earning $35,554 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deampsey931/
Dampsgey930/
Dampsy9216/
Dempsey8664,328/
Dampsay861/
Dampsoy860/
Dampser860/
Dompsey860/
Deempsey802/
Dempssey802/
Dempseey801/
Deimpsey801/
Dempseye801/
Demphsey800/
Dempseiy800/
Doempsey800/
Dempsy77191/
Dempse775/
Dompsy770/
Dempsie71255/
Dempsay71228/
Dembsey7124/
Dempsei713/
Dempsuy711/
Dempseu711/
Dompser710/
Dempsoy710/
Demphsy710/
Dempze6222/
Dempsi6210/
Dambge624/
Dempzy621/
Dembsy620/
Dempsui575/
Deempcy570/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Dampsey
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