Dancer Surname
Approximately 5,410 people bear this surname
Dancer Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the dancer,' a professional dancer at fair, festival, and wedding; compare Hopper, Crowder, &c.
Hervey le Dansur, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Ralph Danser, Gloucestershire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameDancer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,210 | 1:112,916 | 12,229 |
| England | 1,183 | 1:47,099 | 5,926 |
| Australia | 190 | 1:142,083 | 15,253 |
| France | 186 | 1:357,111 | 53,432 |
| Canada | 177 | 1:208,167 | 20,218 |
| South Africa | 89 | 1:608,738 | 46,089 |
| India | 77 | 1:9,961,888 | 192,972 |
| Israel | 49 | 1:174,646 | 17,612 |
| Wales | 43 | 1:71,966 | 6,223 |
| Scotland | 35 | 1:152,966 | 9,000 |
| Poland | 14 | 1:2,714,911 | 112,031 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Thailand | 10 | 1:7,063,834 | 426,148 |
| New Zealand | 9 | 1:503,147 | 33,029 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Mexico | 6 | 1:20,687,701 | 53,861 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Turkey | 4 | 1:19,455,356 | 155,681 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 641 | 1:38,027 | 4,897 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 498 | 1:100,841 | 10,216 |
Dancer (125) may also be a first name.
Dancer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the dancer,' a professional dancer at fair, festival, and wedding; compare Hopper, Crowder, &c.
Hervey le Dansur, Norfolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Ralph Danser, Gloucestershire, ibid.
William le Dauncer, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Johannes Daunser, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
1709. Married — John Jackson and Eleanor Dancer: St. James, Clerkenwell.
From the profession, a dancer. James Dancer, a captive in Argier (Algiers), 1643 (PBK., p. 250). The name occurs in English Hundred Rolls in 1273.
One skilled in the saltatory art. One Hervius le Dansur is found in the H.R.
In 1130 Godwin Dancere occurs in England (Rot. Pip.); in 1198 Robert, Laurence, and William Ansere were of Normandy (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). William Ansera had a suit for lands in England 1198 (Rotuli Curiae Regis). From this family descend the baronets Dancer. The fief of Anceres (de Ancariis) is mentioned t. Henry II. (Mem. Soc. Ant. Norm. viii. 438).
From the Flemish, Dansaert; a personal name.
Dancer: a morris-dancer.
The Dancers of Winslow and its vicinity are probably connected in their descent with the mayors of Buckingham in 1669, 1687, and 1693, all of whom bore the name of Ceorge Dancer (W.).
Dancer Demographics
Average Dancer Salary in
United States
$39,616 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dancer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dancer Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dancer (Marathi: डान्सर) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dancer? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 88,767th most common last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 1,347,051 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 59 percent of Dancer live; 59 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. Dancer is also the 832,731st most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 125 people.
The surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 3,210 people, or 1 in 112,916. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 25 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Michigan, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 71 countries. It also occurs in England, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.
Dancer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Dancer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dancer last name increased 645 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 2,150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 60 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Dancer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (80%) in Ireland, Orthodox (73%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Dancer last name are 11.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.28% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Dancer earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 82.34% more than the national average, earning R 433,308 per year; in United States they earn 8.19% less than the national average, earning $39,616 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.15% more than the national average, earning $52,243 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dancer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dancer in the Marathi language | ||
| डान्सर | dansara | - |
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