Deer Surname
Approximately 8,275 people bear this surname
Deer Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. (1) 'the dear,' precious, beloved; compare Darling. (3) 'the deer'; compare Stagg, Buck, Roe, Doe, Roebuck.
Robert le Dere, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Ralph le Dere, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameDeer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,718 | 1:97,488 | 10,873 |
| England | 751 | 1:74,192 | 8,438 |
| Australia | 638 | 1:42,313 | 5,401 |
| Canada | 516 | 1:71,406 | 8,144 |
| Kazakhstan | 504 | 1:35,084 | 4,738 |
| Jamaica | 467 | 1:6,145 | 769 |
| Egypt | 366 | 1:251,191 | 17,305 |
| Somalia | 245 | 1:54,906 | 2,420 |
| Saudi Arabia | 239 | 1:129,104 | 17,726 |
| Russia | 161 | 1:895,174 | 71,277 |
| Pakistan | 75 | 1:2,381,918 | 21,272 |
| Germany | 57 | 1:1,412,376 | 87,104 |
| India | 55 | 1:13,946,643 | 236,652 |
| New Zealand | 46 | 1:98,442 | 13,260 |
| Panama | 40 | 1:97,806 | 3,773 |
| Liberia | 35 | 1:125,958 | 9,506 |
| Scotland | 29 | 1:184,614 | 10,113 |
| Wales | 28 | 1:110,519 | 8,545 |
| Afghanistan | 26 | 1:1,236,661 | 10,825 |
| Belgium | 26 | 1:442,179 | 45,013 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Nigeria | 18 | 1:9,841,264 | 197,192 |
| Denmark | 18 | 1:313,595 | 22,770 |
| China | 17 | 1:80,430,680 | 4,441 |
| Turkey | 16 | 1:4,863,839 | 107,230 |
| Belarus | 12 | 1:791,755 | 62,255 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Cayman Islands | 7 | 1:9,128 | 1,205 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Puerto Rico | 4 | 1:887,535 | 4,548 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Cyprus | 3 | 1:294,959 | 8,690 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1:4,824,561 | 42,415 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Haiti | 2 | 1:5,341,954 | 21,336 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Aruba | 1 | 1:103,477 | 2,586 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| Transnistria | 1 | 1:474,699 | 17,893 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 19 | 1:233,151 | 10,389 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 348 | 1:70,044 | 7,858 |
| Wales | 112 | 1:14,004 | 834 |
| Scotland | 18 | 1:207,956 | 7,652 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,010 | 1:49,721 | 5,654 |
Deer (1,129) may also be a first name.
Deer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. (1) 'the dear,' precious, beloved; compare Darling. (3) 'the deer'; compare Stagg, Buck, Roe, Doe, Roebuck.
Robert le Dere, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Ralph le Dere, Oxfordshire, ibid.
Lawrence le Dere, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.
William le Deer, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Thurstan Dere, 1459: Preston Guild Rolls.
1776. Married — John Dear and Cams (sic) Rochford: St. George, Hanover Square.
Of local origin from Deer (New and Old) in Aberdeenshire. Alloas de Der was one of the "burgenses rure manentes" in Aberdeen in 1317 (SCM.„ V, p. 10), and Thomas Dere appears as abbot of Kynloc (Kinloss) in 1327 (ER., I, p. 75). John de Dere was a witness in Brechin in 1445 (REB., I, 103), Thomas Deir or Deyr appears as a notary public in Perth, 1528—32—46 (Milne, p. 116,196; Rollok, 21), and Jhone Deir is in record as a trade burgess of Aberdeen in 1617 (ROA., I, p. 231).
(English) 1 a nickname from the Deer [Middle English deer, O English deór, a wild animal, deer] 2 for Dear, q.v.
(Scottish) One who came from Deer (forest), in Aberdeenshire.
1. Appears to be synonymous with the French family name Cher, the Latin Carus, &c. 2. Deor occurs in the Codex Exoniensis as a personal name. It is doubtless derived from the deer, so spelt in Anglo-Saxon
Sometimes, doubtless, from the animal, like Buck, Hart, Stagg, &c.; but it is also a local name from two parishes, Old and New Deer, in Aberdeenshire.
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Deer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Deer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Deer (Hindi: देईर, Russian: Деер) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Deer? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 60,822nd most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 880,670 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Deer live; 51 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America. Deer is also the 237,037th most prevalent given name worldwide, borne by 1,129 people.
Deer is most common in The United States, where it is held by 3,718 people, or 1 in 97,488. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Indiana, where 7 percent live, New York, where 7 percent live and Mississippi, where 6 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname exists in 89 countries. It is also common in England, where 9 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.
Deer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Deer has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 368 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 216 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it contracted 75 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Deer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Buddhist (50%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Deer surname are 7.11% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.88% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Deer earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 5.78% less than the national average, earning $40,653 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.57% less than the national average, earning $43,936 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deere | 89 | 3,624 | / |
| Dheer | 89 | 2,783 | / |
| Deyer | 89 | 581 | / |
| Deerr | 89 | 300 | / |
| D'Eer | 89 | 210 | / |
| Deehr | 89 | 202 | / |
| Deuer | 89 | 196 | / |
| Dejer | 89 | 163 | / |
| Deier | 89 | 14 | / |
| Deert | 89 | 4 | / |
| De'er | 89 | 2 | / |
| Deear | 89 | 1 | / |
| Deerz | 89 | 0 | / |
| Dee | 86 | 43,248 | / |
| Der | 86 | 12,462 | / |
| Dheere | 80 | 2,081 | / |
| D'Heer | 80 | 398 | / |
| Degger | 80 | 220 | / |
| Deeyor | 80 | 166 | / |
| Dehert | 80 | 94 | / |
| Dejert | 80 | 15 | / |
| Deyere | 80 | 10 | / |
| Deejir | 80 | 7 | / |
| Deerhe | 80 | 6 | / |
| Deeyre | 80 | 6 | / |
| Dejeer | 80 | 3 | / |
| Daweer | 80 | 3 | / |
| Dieier | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dieyer | 80 | 2 | / |
| Deereh | 80 | 2 | / |
| Hddeer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Deherh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Deherz | 80 | 1 | / |
| Deiere | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dejerh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Doweer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Deeyar | 80 | 1 | / |
| Deyier | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dheher | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dehjer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ddeerr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Thdeer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Deeour | 80 | 1 | / |
| Deeard | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dheyer | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dheesr | 80 | 1 | / |
| Deeyer | 80 | 0 | / |
| Doeyer | 80 | 0 | / |
| Dyer | 75 | 109,367 | / |
| Dere | 75 | 42,212 | / |
| Deep | 75 | 39,345 | / |
| Dees | 75 | 17,005 | / |
| Dear | 75 | 14,585 | / |
| Derr | 75 | 13,530 | / |
| Duer | 75 | 11,465 | / |
| Deir | 75 | 3,017 | / |
| Dier | 75 | 2,959 | / |
| Deed | 75 | 1,240 | / |
| Deur | 75 | 721 | / |
| Daer | 75 | 714 | / |
| Derd | 75 | 620 | / |
| Dher | 75 | 535 | / |
| Dert | 75 | 449 | / |
| Doer | 75 | 364 | / |
| Dhee | 75 | 272 | / |
| Derp | 75 | 244 | / |
| Deez | 75 | 176 | / |
| Dehr | 75 | 168 | / |
| Deet | 75 | 148 | / |
| Deea | 75 | 143 | / |
| Derz | 75 | 131 | / |
| Deeß | 75 | 75 | / |
| Dger | 75 | 59 | / |
| Øder | 75 | 20 | / |
| Derh | 75 | 20 | / |
| Deae | 75 | 18 | / |
| Deey | 75 | 17 | / |
| De'e | 75 | 11 | / |
| Deyr | 75 | 9 | / |
| Ddee | 75 | 7 | / |
| Deej | 75 | 5 | / |
| Hder | 75 | 5 | / |
| Detr | 75 | 4 | / |
| Desr | 75 | 4 | / |
| Tdee | 75 | 2 | / |
| Dder | 75 | 2 | / |
| Dejr | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tder | 75 | 1 | / |
| Deherdt | 73 | 68 | / |
| D'Heere | 73 | 59 | / |
| Deherre | 73 | 25 | / |
| Ddaheer | 73 | 9 | / |
| De'gier | 73 | 4 | / |
| Deehart | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dereher | 73 | 2 | / |
| Deyhier | 73 | 2 | / |
| Deheere | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dhehere | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daheere | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deihert | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deehard | 73 | 0 | / |
| De | 67 | 705,943 | / |
| Dhere | 67 | 19,081 | / |
| Doerr | 67 | 11,439 | / |
| Dauer | 67 | 5,690 | / |
| Duerr | 67 | 4,547 | / |
| Dower | 67 | 4,262 | / |
| Deeds | 67 | 4,262 | / |
| Dheir | 67 | 3,662 | / |
| Dehar | 67 | 2,613 | / |
| Dayer | 67 | 2,276 | / |
| Dajer | 67 | 2,224 | / |
| Deets | 67 | 2,031 | / |
| Doyer | 67 | 1,305 | / |
| Derre | 67 | 1,248 | / |
| Diehr | 67 | 1,210 | / |
| Dawer | 67 | 794 | / |
| Deare | 67 | 493 | / |
| Dheur | 67 | 439 | / |
| Deyar | 67 | 320 | / |
| Daerr | 67 | 248 | / |
| Douer | 67 | 246 | / |
| Desre | 67 | 238 | / |
| Diyer | 67 | 193 | / |
| Deire | 67 | 185 | / |
| Deesh | 67 | 174 | / |
| Dejar | 67 | 149 | / |
| Dhier | 67 | 123 | / |
| Deart | 67 | 121 | / |
| Deure | 67 | 109 | / |
| Deest | 67 | 99 | / |
| Daier | 67 | 87 | / |
| Derhe | 67 | 73 | / |
| Dhert | 67 | 70 | / |
| Deyre | 67 | 66 | / |
| Dojer | 67 | 63 | / |
| Dearr | 67 | 48 | / |
| Deard | 67 | 43 | / |
| Deahr | 67 | 39 | / |
| Deurr | 67 | 38 | / |
| Duyer | 67 | 37 | / |
| Deihr | 67 | 36 | / |
| Değeç | 67 | 35 | / |
| Dájer | 67 | 34 | / |
| Değre | 67 | 32 | / |
| Gyder | 67 | 31 | / |
| Deuar | 67 | 29 | / |
| Deess | 67 | 27 | / |
| Dejor | 67 | 22 | / |
| Dijer | 67 | 21 | / |
| Deech | 67 | 18 | / |
| Değeş | 67 | 18 | / |
| Dhear | 67 | 14 | / |
| Dherh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Deije | 67 | 11 | / |
| Deior | 67 | 11 | / |
| Duerø | 67 | 11 | / |
| Dyerr | 67 | 9 | / |
| Dhaer | 67 | 9 | / |
| Hdear | 67 | 9 | / |
| Dearp | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dejir | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dertt | 67 | 8 | / |
| Dheep | 67 | 7 | / |
| Deuhr | 67 | 7 | / |
| Deyor | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dujer | 67 | 6 | / |
| Deehs | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dyier | 67 | 3 | / |
| Duier | 67 | 3 | / |
| Deeii | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dierz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dierr | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dáger | 67 | 3 | / |
| Daerh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Deesp | 67 | 3 | / |
| Deirr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Desrt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dhyer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Deepp | 67 | 2 | / |
| de He | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dyjer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dheed | 67 | 2 | / |
| Däger | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ddier | 67 | 2 | / |
| Deyerová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Doier | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dgeeh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hdder | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dieyr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhees | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dheet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhetr | 67 | 1 | / |
| Derrt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deedp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dearh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tdder | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deiar | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deeie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Derzh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hhder | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ddere | 67 | 1 | / |
| De'eh | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Yer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deurt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diear | 67 | 1 | / |
| Da'ee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deejd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tdeed | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deehh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deejt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dheeh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Htder | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hdees | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hdeet | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hdehe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deett | 67 | 0 | / |
| Deyur | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dyyer | 67 | 0 | / |
| Deedz | 67 | 0 | / |
| Duerh | 67 | 0 | / |
| Deuor | 67 | 0 | / |
| Deird | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dettr | 67 | 0 | / |
Deer Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Deer in the Hindi language | ||
| देईर | de'ira | - |
| Deer in the Russian language | ||
| Деер | deer | - |
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