Deerness Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Deerness Surname Definition:
Of local origin from the parish of the same name in Orkney.
Deerness Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 29 | 1:156,149 | 17,650 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 14 | 1:267,373 | 8,913 |
Deerness Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Of local origin from the parish of the same name in Orkney.
Deerness Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Deerness Come From? nationality or country of origin
Deerness is carried by more people in New Zealand than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Deerness? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,746,821st most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 64 percent of Deerness are found; 64 percent are found in Australasia and 64 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.
It is most commonly held in New Zealand, where it is borne by 29 people, or 1 in 156,149. In New Zealand Deerness is most common in: Auckland Region, where 28 percent are found, Manawatu Wanganui Region, where 28 percent are found and Otago Region, where 21 percent are found. Barring New Zealand this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 32 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.
Deerness Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Deerness has changed through the years. In Scotland the number of people bearing the Deerness surname rose 114 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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Footnotes
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