Deering Surname

43,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,064 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Deering Surname Definition:

= Dearing, q.v.

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Deering Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,1991:44,2085,415
Canada1,0521:35,0244,482
Australia8791:30,7124,096
England8131:68,5347,920
Ireland6131:7,6821,082
Netherlands1131:149,44422,442
Northern Ireland781:23,6542,695
Thailand681:1,038,799157,648
Argentina581:736,95549,943
Wales431:71,9666,223
Scotland281:191,20810,357
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Isle of Man121:7,1521,559
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Nicaragua91:669,0104,135
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2841:15,5981,967
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3231:75,4668,248
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2881:38,9904,608

Deering (63) may also be a first name.

Deering Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Dearing, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A branch of the very old Kent family of Dering settled in Leix in the sixteenth century and soon acquired much property in adjoining counties. They held many important official positions but the name never became numerous. SIF 52

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

O'Hart's statement that the Irish Deerings are an ancient Munster family called in Irish (5 Dirighe is quite untenable. It is possible that some families of Ó Dirin may have anglicized their name Deering, though I have found no evidence of that. There is no doubt that Ó Dirin is normally Dirreen: Woulfe considers this rare name (so rare indeed is it that it is not to be found in the birth registrations for the three years 1864 to 1866) to be a variant of Dirrane (Ó Diréain) which is quite numerous in and around the city of Galway and rarely found elsewhere.

Deering is the name of a very old Kent family (spelt Dering there). In Ireland they date back to 1577 and in 1585 Antony Deeringe, queen's pensioner, obtained grants of land in Counties Dublin and Kildare. In 1623 John Dearing or Dering “gent” lived at a place called Moat in Co. Kildare and in 1667 Thomas Deering was of Newtown in the same county as we know from their wills: and about the same time the family had considerable property in Co. Wexford as the Civil Survey attests. From that time references to the family are numerous in seventeenth and eighteenth century Leinster records. A Col.

Daniel Dearing served with the Danish forces in the Williamite war: none of the name is recorded as fighting on the Jacobite side. No less than eleven of the name appear as state officials between 1667 and 1732, holding such posts as auditor-general and clerk of the Privy Council. Later they acquired property outside Leinster: the Charles Deering, who was M.P. for Monaghan in 1695 and 1699, was of Dublin; but one branch settled in Co. Fermanagh and another at Dunmore, Co. Galway, where their estate‘ extended to 11,206 acres in 1876. Griffith's Valuation of the l850's records 16 families of Deering in King's Co. (Offaly), 9 in Co. Carlow and 8 in Co. Kildare.

Supplement to Irish Families (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) Descendant of Deoring (beloved).

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

(English), Son of Deor; i.e., Dear, Beloved. Deor, a man's name, signified also deer or other wild animals.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

This ancient surname is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English pre-7th Century personal name Deoring or Dyring, patronymic forms of Deor or Dyre, meaning 'dear', 'beloved'. In the modern idiom the surname has four spelling variations: Dearing, Deering, Dering and Doring.

- joopoo

Deering is the Anglicization of the German surname Döring or Doering. It shares the same etymology of the German state Thüringen or Thuringia, which derives from the Germanic tribe, Thuringii, first mentioned in 400 CE.

- okimatto

Deering Last Name Facts

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

The last name Deering occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deering? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 43,159th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 604,074 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Deering are found; 70 percent are found in North America and 70 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,234,572nd most widely held first name throughout the world It is held by 63 people.

The surname is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 8,199 people, or 1 in 44,208. In The United States Deering is mostly found in: Texas, where 7 percent reside, Michigan, where 7 percent reside and Illinois, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States it exists in 38 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 7 percent reside.

Deering Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Deering has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Deering last name increased 637 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 252 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 216 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Deering Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (82%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Deering last name are 6.82% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.59% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Deering earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.54% more than the national average, earning $44,675 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.03% less than the national average, earning $48,676 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deehring9358/
Deejring934/
Deerings932/
Deearing931/
Deerring931/
Deyering930/
Dering924,942/
Deerin92184/
Deeharing885/
Deggering881/
Doering8612,898/
Dearing8610,633/
Deuring86696/
Diering86652/
Dehring86512/
Duering86354/
Derring86315/
Detring86229/
Daering8637/
Deyring8614/
Dhering869/
Deiring867/
Deringq861/
Deerimg861/
Deerint861/
Derings861/
Deherin861/
Derisng861/
Deereng861/
Desring860/
Deerien860/
Derin8319,123/
Derng8315/
Deern830/
Doehring801,433/
Duehring80416/
Doerring80119/
Dearring8098/
Duerring8087/
Deerinck8018/
Deringue8018/
Dierieng804/
Deahring803/
Diehring802/
Deuhring801/
Deurring801/
Dehringg801/
Deitring801/
Dearinng801/
Dettring801/
Doeringh800/
Deatring800/
Derrings800/
Dowering800/
Döring7734,260/
Doring773,437/
Daring772,627/
Diring77893/
Dyring77558/
Derina77398/
Dherin77363/
Derien77281/
Deryng77260/
Deirin77219/
Dergin77213/
Dereng77196/
Derion77181/
Deeren77176/
Dehrin77130/
Dearin77110/
Derrin7764/
Deyrin7742/
Detrin7730/
Deurin7717/
Derink7713/
Derzin778/
Desrin774/
Dehern773/
Däring772/
Derind771/
Derinc770/
Derint770/
Desringss750/
Dern732,008/
Derrien719,657/
Döhring713,192/
Ditring71951/
Dohring71459/
Darring71430/
Dearien71212/
Duerink71197/
D'Herin71143/
Dirings71142/
Dahring71117/
Dauring7186/
Derinck7181/
Dierink7167/
Dirring7160/
Dearion7152/
Dyhring7146/
Dejryng7141/
Dähring7123/
Darieng7122/
Dairing7121/
Dorring7118/
Derrion7115/
Dörring7115/
Dhyring719/
Dharing718/
Deeruen718/
Douring716/
Dehrinn716/
Dyoring715/
Dioring713/
Doereng711/
Doerink711/
Doiring711/
Deyrina711/
Dheeren711/
Deirion711/
Dearind711/
Dearint711/
Dearrin711/
Darihng711/
Tderina711/
Dihring711/
Dehreng711/
Dehrina711/
Dyrring711/
Derimne711/
Derinne711/
Diriong711/
Deerren710/
Deyrint710/
Doringh710/
Derrinn710/
Deargin710/
Deren673,471/
Dirin671,506/
Dearn67725/
Dyrin67494/
Derim67431/
Dierinck67201/
Dehareng67141/
Deryn67118/
Derinova6747/
Deręg6746/
Deurinck6734/
Dehergne6726/
Derhn6718/
Dorng6717/
Derijnck678/
Darng672/
Dehrn672/
Diern672/
Dirrings672/
Djrin672/
Deurn671/
Dairings671/
Deherren671/
Dérin671/
Derrengs671/
Dherinne671/
Derinque671/
Derrinne670/
Dernn670/
Deirn670/

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