Densmore Surname

78,266th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Densmore Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Dinmore (great hill), in Herefordshire.

Densmore Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,3951:67,1847,828
Canada7461:49,3916,000
Australia501:539,91440,287
England381:1,466,26563,675
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland251:177,1958,871
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1631:43,1805,022

Densmore (45) may also be a first name.

Densmore Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Dinmore (great hill), in Herefordshire.

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

Densmore Last Name Facts

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

The last name Densmore is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Densmore? popularity and diffusion

Densmore is the 78,266th most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,167,502 people. The surname Densmore is mostly found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Densmore are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,504,468th most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 45 people.

Densmore is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 5,395 people, or 1 in 67,184. In The United States Densmore is primarily concentrated in: Georgia, where 12 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States it is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 1 percent live.

Densmore Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Densmore has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Densmore last name grew 464 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 760 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Densmore Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Densmore surname is chiefly Catholic (48%) in Ireland.

In The United States Densmore are 14.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 61.34% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Densmore earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.01% more than the national average, earning $43,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.21% less than the national average, earning $46,102 CAD per year.

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Densmore Reference & Research

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