Denyer Surname

106,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Denyer Surname Definition:

The fairly common French Denier: 1 belonging to Denier (Pas-de-Calais).

2 a nickname or trade-name [French denier, money, cash; Latin denari-us, a Roman silver coin]

Denyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,6841:20,7592,934
Australia5731:47,1135,896
United States4981:727,82957,157
Canada2191:168,24516,926
New Zealand1131:40,0746,748
Wales851:36,4063,615
Scotland661:81,1185,959
South Africa541:1,003,29161,925
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Belgium141:821,18966,436
France121:5,535,227269,324
Costa Rica71:682,8675,051
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2201:19,9802,843
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

Denyer (121) may also be a first name.

Denyer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The fairly common French Denier: 1 belonging to Denier (Pas-de-Calais).

2 a nickname or trade-name [French denier, money, cash; Latin denari-us, a Roman silver coin]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See the termination, den and MAN. The form in H.R. is Ate Dene. A dweller in a dene or ' den' would be called a Denman or a Denyer. The writer of the article on Surnames in Edinb. Rev. April, 1855, thinks the original Denman was a swineherd.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A denizen; in Welsh, Dinman, the place of a fortress, from din, a fortress, and man, a place. Denman, Saxon, the man of the valley; a dweller in the vale.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Otherwise Daniel, of Cheshire, from Asnieres, Normandy. Hugo de Asneriis occurs there, 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae).

The Norman People (1874)

Denyer Last Name Facts

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

Denyer occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Denyer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 106,157th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,654,005 people. The surname Denyer is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Denyer reside; 65 percent reside in Northern Europe and 65 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 848,089th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, borne by 121 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 2,684 people, or 1 in 20,759. In England it is primarily found in: Greater London, where 17 percent live, West Sussex, where 15 percent live and Surrey, where 9 percent live. Not including England this surname occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 11 percent live.

Denyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Denyer has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 220 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,383 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 83 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Denyer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Denyer last name are 10.5% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.27% registered with the political party.

The amount Denyer earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 3.64% less than the national average, earning 333,491 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 21.86% more than the national average, earning R 289,584 per year; in United States they earn 17.34% more than the national average, earning $50,631 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.14% more than the national average, earning $54,225 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Denayer922,438/
Denoyer921,778/
Deneyer921,152/
Denuyer923/
Deanyer921/
Desnyer921/
Dienyer920/
Desnoyer86972/
Denheyer86215/
Denooyer86170/
Denayere8617/
Desnayer867/
Deannyer864/
Denoyeer861/
Deneyere861/
Degner835,642/
Denier832,387/
Denger83829/
Deneer83288/
Deneir83128/
Dinyer83119/
Denoer83100/
Denaer8315/
Denear834/
Denher833/
Denuer831/
Deigner77379/
Desnier77287/
Deneire77248/
Deunier7770/
Deniere7742/
Deniear7718/
Deniyar7715/
Denayre7712/
Dienier777/
Deanger775/
Dengerh774/
Denhier773/
Deniher773/
Deynier773/
Dénoyer773/
Dengier773/
Deneure772/
Deinger772/
Dinoyer771/
Deneyre771/
Deniyor771/
Deanier771/
Deenger771/
Deinaer770/
Denauer770/
Deneyar770/
Denjeir770/
Denoier770/
Detnier770/
Deagner770/
Deinier770/
Denehar770/
Denoyior7121/
Denhiere7118/
Denheart714/
Dehhnger711/
Deisgner711/
Deinnger711/
Diniyere711/
Deanyiar711/
Desnayar711/
Desnoier711/
Dheniyar711/
Denhower710/
Denehart710/
Dinger678,362/
Digner67227/
Degginger67153/
Dygner6751/
Dinier6745/
Denoir6739/
Denheijer6721/
Dinjer6717/
Dinaer6717/
Denooijer6711/
Dynger6710/
Deinegger678/
Denair675/
Dinyir675/
Denour673/
Dénier672/
Denaijere672/
Desingner672/
Denhir671/
Dineer671/
Deinheart671/
Denaur671/
Dänger671/
Dégner671/
Denuir671/
Dinyér671/
Desennier670/
Deneheert670/

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