Dancer Surname

88,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

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.

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Dancer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,2101:112,91612,229
England1,1831:47,0995,926
Australia1901:142,08315,253
France1861:357,11153,432
Canada1771:208,16720,218
South Africa891:608,73846,089
India771:9,961,888192,972
Israel491:174,64617,612
Wales431:71,9666,223
Scotland351:152,9669,000
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
China101:136,732,1577,199
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Zimbabwe61:2,573,040106,478
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Turkey41:19,455,356155,681
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6411:38,0274,897
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4981:100,84110,216

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.

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

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.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

One skilled in the saltatory art. One Hervius le Dansur is found in the H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Flemish, Dansaert; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Dancer: a morris-dancer.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

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.).

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

Dancer Last Name Facts

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

Dancer (Marathi: डान्सर) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dancer? popularity and diffusion

Dancer is the 88,767th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,347,051 people. The surname Dancer occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Dancer live; 59 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 832,731st most widespread first name at a global level, borne by 125 people.

The last name Dancer is most common in The United States, where it is held by 3,210 people, or 1 in 112,916. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 25 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Michigan, where 8 percent live. Besides The United States Dancer is found in 71 countries. It is also found in England, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Dancer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dancer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dancer last name expanded 645 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 185 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 2,150 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 60 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dancer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Dancer surname is predominantly Anglican (80%) in Ireland, Orthodox (73%) in Russia and Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Dancer last name are 11.51% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.28% 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dancker92308/
Dancert9239/
Deancer9221/
Dangcer9219/
Dancher9212/
Danceur926/
Dancear923/
Dancier923/
Dancerr921/
Danceer921/
Dancerz921/
Danscer921/
Dance9112,900/
Danscher8641/
Danckier866/
Danceart864/
Dantzcer861/
Danchert860/
Danger838,874/
Danzer834,088/
Danker833,851/
Dancey832,066/
Danser831,271/
Dancea83628/
Dances83298/
Dancet83271/
Doncer83190/
Dancre83108/
Deance8389/
Danche8387/
Daunce8365/
Dancăr8328/
Danceh836/
Danjer833/
Dhance832/
Dancee832/
Danxer831/
Dancez831/
Dancep831/
Dantscher8037/
Danzscher8011/
Dancerova802/
Danckeart801/
Dancheart800/
Dauncey77986/
Dantzer77766/
Dhanger77210/
Doncker77118/
Danchet77113/
Damcher77112/
Dhanker77110/
Danzger7765/
Dainche7759/
Dainger7749/
Dantser7739/
Danches7733/
Dancesh7732/
Danquer7727/
Dangere7727/
Dhancir7727/
Danseur7721/
Datince7718/
D'Anger7718/
Dankier7715/
Danchez7711/
Doncert7711/
Danzere7711/
Dankher779/
Danışer779/
D'Ancey778/
Danåker777/
Doncher776/
Dangerh776/
Dankere776/
Deanger775/
Danzeer773/
Dansert773/
Dandger772/
Dangert772/
Dainzer772/
Danszer772/
Danzier772/
Dansier772/
Dansces772/
Dangier772/
Danncey771/
Dhanche771/
Dannker771/
Danzser771/
Deanzer771/
Dansher771/
Danzher771/
Dankerd771/
Danjere771/
Danchir771/
Daumcer770/
Dannser770/
Deanker770/
Dantger770/
Danchey770/
Dantcey770/
Dangker770/
Deincer770/
Dankear770/
Dantzscher7554/
Dange7363,874/
Dancy737,318/
Danci735,771/
Danse734,402/
Danze73941/
Danje73334/
Donce73127/
Dançe7311/
Dancé7310/
Damce731/
Dancè731/
Dasinger71519/
Dhankher71148/
Dacinger7157/
Dainezer7129/
Donckier7127/
Dantzger7121/
Danchetz7121/
Datinger7119/
Danziere7114/
D'Auncey7113/
Danchire7111/
Dantzier716/
Dangkerd716/
Dhainche714/
Dhangere712/
Dhanjere711/
Dahnnger711/
Dansheer711/
Danssert711/
Dantzear711/
Dasences711/
Dooncher711/
Dassince711/
Damncheh711/
Danchior711/
Danchyrz711/
Dhancire711/
Dangkert711/
Daintzer710/
Dainseer710/
Dasenger710/
Deincher710/
Daunchey710/
Dandge6725,180/
Dhanci675,187/
Donker674,958/
Dansie673,798/
Dhange672,460/
Dansey67974/
Dhanse67940/
Doncea67787/
Danzey67675/
Danchi67609/
Donche67538/
Daunge67449/
Dassinger67433/
Danset67360/
Donger67319/
Dangir67264/
Dankir67229/
Dancis67200/
Danzie67197/
Dattinger67124/
Daanje67114/
Dhanje67108/
Dounce6797/
Danjee6762/
Dachinger6748/
Danges6748/
Dangie6748/
Dautinger6746/
Daange6740/
Dausinger6739/
D'Ange6732/
Dandje6730/
Doncre6728/
Dansir6726/
Dangez6724/
Dangey6723/
Dangee6722/
Danzerová6722/
Danses6718/
Dancyt6718/
Danseh6717/
Doncet6715/
Danscheid6715/
Danget6714/
Dainge6714/
Danjeh6714/
Dansse6713/
Doncey6713/
Dantje6711/
Danjei679/
Dannge678/
Damser678/
Ddanze678/
Danjep678/
Danzet677/
Dangep677/
Dansee675/
D'Anci674/
Daysinger674/
Danshe674/
Dansed674/
Donces674/
Domcer674/
Daungkerd674/
Damcet673/
Dainje673/
Dancay673/
Deange673/
Donceu673/
Doncej673/
Danchy672/
Dankerová672/
Damcir672/
Ddanje672/
Damger672/
Doncez672/
Donser672/
Danzes672/
Daunse672/
Damche672/
Dansez672/
Danseu672/
Dangea672/
Doncep672/
Hdange671/
Danged671/
Dantzsher671/
Danzir671/
Donceh671/
Doonce671/
Danzee671/
Donzer671/
Doncei671/
Daszinger671/
Deinecker671/
Deanci671/
Deanze671/
Danzea671/
Danzeu671/
Daitinger671/
Dangej671/
Danjea671/
Dankre671/
Damcez671/
Danché671/
Doncee671/
Dhanze671/
Daanse671/
Dantseher671/
Danjir671/
Dauncy670/
Dannse670/
Deancy670/
Danciy670/
Dassenger670/

Dancer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dancer in the Marathi language
डान्सरdansara-

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