Dawber Surname

196,194th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,137 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Dawber Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the dauber,' a plasterer. 'And one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered mortar': Ezck. xiii. 10. 'The Mayor of Attringham, and the Mayor of Dover, The one's a thatcher, the other a dauber.

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Dawber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4251:39,1005,064
United States2381:1,522,937103,340
New Zealand1661:27,2794,764
Australia1391:194,21419,182
Canada491:751,95159,756
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Scotland231:232,77511,829
Wales71:442,07621,198
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6661:36,6004,760
Jersey61:8,6471,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Dawber Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the dauber,' a plasterer. 'And one built up a wall, and, lo, others daubed it with untempered mortar': Ezck. xiii. 10. 'The Mayor of Attringham, and the Mayor of Dover, The one's a thatcher, the other a dauber.': Grose's P. Dict. (v. Craven Dialect). The surname is by no means extinct.

Willelmus Dauber, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Doweber, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Douber. 1379: ibid.

Ralph Dowber, of Little Crosby, 1617: Wills at Chester.

William Dowber, of West Derby, 1614: ibid.

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

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the dauber,' which see. This corruption is analogous to those of Dwight, Dwyer, and Dwerrihouse, which see.
A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

= Dauber, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The medieval name of a plasterer. Le Daubere. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Dawber Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dawber occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawber? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dawber is the 196,194th most frequent surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 3,410,176 people. The last name Dawber is mostly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Dawber are found; 68 percent are found in Northern Europe and 68 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most numerous in England, where it is borne by 1,425 people, or 1 in 39,100. In England it is mostly found in: Greater Manchester, where 41 percent are found, Merseyside, where 13 percent are found and Lancashire, where 9 percent are found. Aside from England this surname occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found and New Zealand, where 8 percent are found.

Dawber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dawber has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Dawber last name rose 214 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 661 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dawber Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dawber last name are 22.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 76% registered with the party.

The amount Dawber earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 83.53% more than the national average, earning R 436,140 per year; in United States they earn 8.27% more than the national average, earning $46,716 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.55% more than the national average, earning $60,887 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dowber8338/
Dabber8314/
Davber837/
Dewber835/
Davbert772/
Dabbeer771/
Dawnpher711/
Dobber67918/
Döbber67354/
Dovber67169/
Dabbir6784/
Devber674/
Davbir673/
Dobbear620/
Dobbir501/

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