Dayment Surname

757,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Dayment Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dymond'; v. Diamond. The name is undoubtedly sometimes baptismal. Raymond has passed through all the same forms save the last, which is a mere poetical imitation. For instances, v.

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Dayment Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1191:468,21930,572
Canada951:387,84834,448
Australia811:333,28028,364
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Wales101:309,45316,869
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England531:459,91326,089
Wales121:130,7015,289
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Dayment Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dymond'; v. Diamond. The name is undoubtedly sometimes baptismal. Raymond has passed through all the same forms save the last, which is a mere poetical imitation. For instances, v. Diamond.

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

Dayment Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dayment is more commonly found in England than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of Dayment click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dayment? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 757,040th most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 19,279,222 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 42 percent of Dayment reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 119 people, or 1 in 468,219. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Devon, where 49 percent are found, Gloucestershire, where 13 percent are found and City of Bristol, where 12 percent are found. Apart from England this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 21 percent are found.

Dayment Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dayment has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Dayment last name expanded 225 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 650 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 17 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dayment Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dayment surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dayment earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 28.66% more than the national average, earning $55,516 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.8% more than the national average, earning $51,569 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dyment921,551/
Dament92258/
Daymen9244/
Damente8641/
Dyoment8629/
Damment869/
Dayumen862/
Daysmen861/
Dymennt861/
Deament860/
Damen8314,078/
Dymen839/
Damnt833/
Daymentova826/
Dyjament8034/
Deamente804/
Duymentz802/
Dahmen7711,716/
Damien7711,637/
Dement775,630/
Daemen773,179/
Daamen772,143/
Diment771,881/
Dammen771,300/
Dhamen77830/
Dameng77578/
Daumen77390/
Dameen7797/
Daimen7788/
Damoen7762/
Dasmen7752/
Deymen7730/
D'Amen7724/
Dyomen779/
Deamen778/
Dayumn773/
Damint771/
Daymin771/
Dymenc771/
Damnte771/
Damend771/
Doymen771/
Damenn770/
Dymentova7513/
Damn734,335/
Dymn730/
Dammeng71113/
Demente7143/
Daimien7143/
Demment7126/
Dimente7122/
Dayimin7114/
Dhamend7112/
Dayamin717/
Dioment716/
Dammien716/
Diement715/
Dements713/
Daimeng713/
Daimentova713/
Dementt712/
Dammoen712/
Dymmien711/
Dhamint711/
Damintz711/
Dememnt711/
Desment711/
Deement711/
Deameen711/
Dayumin711/
Dimment711/
Daumien711/
Deasmen711/
Daameng711/
Duyamen711/
Dahmenn711/
Daameen711/
Dausmen710/
Dementh710/
Damin675,084/
Dimen671,650/
Demen671,115/
Damne67234/
Damenova6789/
Dymin6785/
Damén6739/
Dymne6733/
Dymyn6724/
Damem6722/
Dymén6718/
Dasmn678/
Dooyemen675/
Dhamennd674/
Damyn674/
Dahmn673/
Dámen673/
Dhamn672/
Dymenova672/
Damín672/
Damnd672/
Dimnt671/
Desmendt671/
Daymnova671/
Daumn671/
Dammn671/
Daumienė671/
Damenová671/
Damnh671/
Damên671/
Doumente671/
Douments671/
Dhamenne671/
Daemn671/
Dahameng671/
Dahamien671/

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