Dawes Surname

20,219th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27,055 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Dawes Surname Definition:

'son of Daw or Dawe,' a diminutive of David, which see. Robert Dause in Little Dunkeld, 1657 (Dunkeld).

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Dawes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8,8641:6,286903
United States8,2501:43,9345,383
Australia5,3421:5,053728
Jamaica1,6471:1,743294
Canada1,1431:32,2364,185
Wales2731:11,3351,260
South Africa2261:239,72424,596
New Zealand2261:20,0373,526
Nigeria1931:917,83839,641
Scotland1411:37,9703,633
Israel1141:75,0679,160
Indonesia761:1,740,121112,888
Northern Ireland571:32,3693,269
Germany481:1,677,19797,745
France411:1,620,066149,911
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Malaysia241:1,228,92653,021
Spain231:2,032,69753,462
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Norway201:257,11427,149
Chile201:880,82418,509
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Netherlands161:1,055,44866,951
Thailand161:4,414,897343,519
Panama161:244,5166,353
Jersey121:8,2671,718
India101:76,706,538639,611
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Bermuda51:13,0561,849
China51:273,464,31313,838
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland391:113,5866,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,0181:6,067932
Wales491:32,0081,749
Scotland301:124,7745,666
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1991:41,8844,899

The alternate forms: Däwes (50) are calculated separately.

Dawes (216) may also be a first name.

Dawes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

'son of Daw or Dawe,' a diminutive of David, which see. Robert Dause in Little Dunkeld, 1657 (Dunkeld).

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

Daw(e)’s (Son): v. Daw(e.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Welsh) Descendant of Daw, a pet form of David (beloved); dweller at the sign of the jackdaw; one lacking in wits, a simpleton.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Local. D—Awes, from the river, fountain, or water.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

User-submitted Reference

The meaning of this surname is 'son of david'.

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Dawes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dawes (Arabic: داويس) is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Däwes. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawes? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 20,219th most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 269,360 people. The surname Dawes is primarily found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Dawes live; 35 percent live in Northern Europe and 35 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 614,549th most commonly used first name at a global level. It is borne by 216 people.

Dawes is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 8,864 people, or 1 in 6,286. In England it is most prevalent in: Greater London, where 11 percent are found, West Midlands, where 9 percent are found and Kent, where 5 percent are found. Other than England Dawes exists in 83 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent are found and Australia, where 20 percent are found.

Dawes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dawes has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Dawes surname grew 221 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 688 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 557 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 470 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dawes Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Dawes last name is chiefly Anglican (64%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dawes surname are 6.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.59% registered with the political party.

The amount Dawes earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 48.72% more than the national average, earning 514,706 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 36.43% more than the national average, earning R 324,204 per year; in United States they earn 0.46% less than the national average, earning $42,950 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.51% more than the national average, earning $50,434 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Däwes9350/
Dawies9131/
Dawesh9110/
Dawess911/
Dawees911/
Daiwes911/
Daewes911/
Deawes910/
Daes89951/
Daweesh837/
Daweese831/
Daweiss831/
Dawuese831/
Daiwese831/
Daves805,070/
Dewes803,340/
Dawis801,612/
Dabes801,311/
Dayes801,018/
Dajes80388/
Daues80313/
Dowes80110/
D'Aes8041/
Daies8039/
Daesh803/
Dawex802/
Dawys800/
Dawesche7711/
Daeweesh771/
Davies73500,664/
Daibes734,028/
Deabes733,706/
Dewees733,551/
Douwes731,591/
Deaves731,051/
Dabees73799/
Daabes73654/
Dawish73621/
Daveus73439/
Dabesh73231/
Dabess73221/
Daveis73185/
Dowies73121/
Daives7396/
Dewies7396/
Daesch7381/
Dawech7369/
Dhabes7364/
Dewess7355/
D'Haes7351/
Daoues7349/
Dauies7348/
Davesh7347/
Davess7333/
Deweis7332/
Daubes7331/
D'Ewes7317/
Dawist7314/
Daveys7313/
Doewes7311/
Dhaves739/
Davees739/
Dowese739/
Dayies737/
Daways737/
Dawise736/
Daevis735/
Dawais735/
Dayves734/
Dewesh733/
Dabhes733/
Daihes733/
Daewis733/
Dayese733/
Dayesh733/
Dauves733/
Daweez733/
Daiwis732/
Dawiss732/
Duiwes732/
Dawios732/
Deweas731/
Dahees731/
Dahges731/
Dagies731/
Daveas731/
Davets731/
Dauess731/
Daeves731/
Dawisz731/
Davese731/
Davest731/
Davıes731/
Daiese731/
Dewwes731/
Deawis731/
Daïbes731/
Daiwex731/
Doweis731/
Dawetz731/
Daybes731/
Dowest730/
Dowess730/
Dajies730/
Dagges730/
Daveds730/
Deus6787,453/
Dees6717,005/
Dais6713,770/
Daus678,250/
Deas677,598/
Deis673,123/
Days673,018/
Dies672,524/
Does671,789/
Dues671,210/
Deys67967/
Daez67807/
Dyes67593/
Daabees67427/
Dahwish67165/
Daviess67125/
Daibess6729/
Doowese6713/
Daaibes6712/
Daewish6712/
Deavies6710/
Dawaish675/
Daivesh674/
Daavies674/
Dhaibes674/
Dejs674/
Doweesh674/
Deabees674/
Daivies673/
Daybess673/
Dowestt672/
Dabeesh672/
Dawidse672/
Deweess671/
Dewey's671/
Dhavesh671/
Daivejs671/
Daevesh671/
Dawiche671/
Dayesse671/
Daveish671/
Daís671/
Daubesh671/
Davesse671/
Dajs671/
D'avies671/
D'Hayes671/
Déas671/
Deás671/
Dowesse671/
Doweish671/
Daab'es671/
Daouess671/
Dahoues671/
Daabess671/
Daywyds671/
Dowease670/
Dowiess670/
Daveese670/
Daevies670/

Dawes Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dawes in the Arabic language
داويسdawys-
دوزdwz-

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