Derringer Surname

237,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,693 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Derringer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Derringer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,5921:227,67521,993
France661:1,006,405112,047
England281:1,989,93178,001
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2981:168,51915,231

Derringer (24) may also be a first name.

Derringer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Derringer occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Derringer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 237,170th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 4,304,516 people. The surname Derringer occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Derringer live; 94 percent live in North America and 94 percent live in Anglo-North America. Derringer is also the 2,187,323rd most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 24 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 1,592 people, or 1 in 227,675. In The United States Derringer is most frequent in: Ohio, where 15 percent are found, Kentucky, where 13 percent are found and Indiana, where 11 percent are found. Beside The United States Derringer exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in France, where 4 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Derringer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Derringer has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Derringer surname grew 534 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Derringer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Derringer surname are 15.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 62.07% registered to vote for the political party.

Derringer earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.17% less than the national average, earning $41,351 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Derringer
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