Derwent Surname

596,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Derwent Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Derwent Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2101:128,55114,024
England1381:403,75427,757
United States1051:3,451,990194,849
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Wales161:193,40812,484
Scotland121:446,15118,166
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1441:169,27314,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Derwent (150) may also be a first name.

Derwent Last Name Facts

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

The surname Derwent is carried by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Derwent click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Derwent? popularity and diffusion

It is the 596,518th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 13,960,816 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 40 percent of Derwent reside; 40 percent reside in Australasia and 40 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 752,187th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 150 people.

The last name Derwent is most common in Australia, where it is held by 210 people, or 1 in 128,551. In Australia Derwent is most common in: New South Wales, where 77 percent are found, Australian Capital Territory, where 6 percent are found and Western Australia, where 5 percent are found. Besides Australia Derwent occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 26 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Derwent Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Derwent has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Derwent surname declined 4 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 457 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Derwent Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Derwent surname are 43.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 90% registered with the party.

The amount Derwent earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 20.39% more than the national average, earning $51,948 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.18% more than the national average, earning $61,698 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dearwent9332/
Derwient930/
Darwent86817/
Derbent86589/
Deruent860/
Derbend7124/
Darwint711/
Darrwend670/
Dearbend670/
Dohrwend670/
Drewnd621/

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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 Derwent
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