Dearns Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Dearns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dearns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:1,797,35772,927
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Dearns Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dearns has its highest incidence in England. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dearns? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dearns is the 2,530,696th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname Dearns occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Dearns live; 53 percent live in Northern Europe and 53 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Dearns is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 1,797,357. In England it is primarily found in: South Yorkshire, where 68 percent are found, Northamptonshire, where 13 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 10 percent are found. Outside of England this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in New Zealand, where 29 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Dearns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dearns has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Dearns surname grew 344 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dearns Last Name Statistics demography

Dearns earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.64% less than the national average, earning $24,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dearins922/
Deharns921/
Darns9150/
Derns919/
Derens8341/
Deerns8330/
Dernst8318/
Derins8315/
Darins834/
Darnst833/
Darens832/
Daarns831/
Darrns830/
Dernns830/
Dierns830/
Darzins77261/
Dierens77197/
Darzens7769/
Dergins7730/
Dargins7728/
Derrins7717/
Diernæs7712/
Darrens778/
Dehrens776/
Derions773/
Deerins773/
Derense772/
Dehrins772/
Daharns771/
Deruens771/
Dherens771/
Derinse771/
Darrins771/
Darinsz771/
D'ernst771/
Dariens771/
Doerins771/
Detrins770/
Derrens770/
Doerens770/
Dirns731/
Deorense713/
Dhierens711/
Darrenss710/
Dirins6778/
Darinç6750/
Dyrnæs6710/
Dernje677/
Derenz675/
Derinz671/
Dérens671/
Darnch671/
Dernch671/
Direns671/
Deernz670/
Diryns670/
Dourns670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dearns
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