Deuchar Surname
Approximately 608 people bear this surname
Deuchar Surname Definition:
Of territorial origin from the lands of Deuchar in the lordship of Fern or Fearn in Angus. The Deuchars of that Ilk were considered one of the oldest families in the district, and ere said to have come into possession of the lands of Deuchar about the year 1230.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 168 | 1:2,157,494 | 136,287 |
| England | 109 | 1:511,175 | 32,340 |
| Scotland | 84 | 1:63,736 | 5,100 |
| Canada | 75 | 1:491,275 | 42,011 |
| New Zealand | 55 | 1:82,333 | 11,809 |
| Australia | 52 | 1:519,148 | 39,018 |
| South Africa | 48 | 1:1,128,702 | 66,097 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:773,633 | 29,106 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 104 | 1:35,992 | 2,855 |
| England | 25 | 1:975,015 | 39,671 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11 | 1:4,565,335 | 193,764 |
Deuchar Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Of territorial origin from the lands of Deuchar in the lordship of Fern or Fearn in Angus. The Deuchars of that Ilk were considered one of the oldest families in the district, and ere said to have come into possession of the lands of Deuchar about the year 1230. An imaginative genealogy (Warden, III. p. 276) traces the family to the second son of Gilchrist, earl of Angus, but no documentary records of the family exist till 1369 when Sir Alexander Lindsay of Glenesk granted a charter of the lands or Deuhqwhyr to William de Deuhqwhyr de eodem as heir to his father (Jervise LL., p. 232). The family were evidently vassals of the Lindsays at that period, and probably, at a still earlier date, of the Montealtos (Mowats). The connection of the Deuchars with the lands ceased in 1819 when the lands were sold and the late owner left Scodand for the colonies (ibid., p. 230) Duchir of that Ilk is mentioned as one of the arbiters in a dispute among neighbors in 1478 (ALC., p. 18), David Duchir, portioner of the lands of Walterstoune is in record, 1535 (REB., II, 1861, Robert Dewquhir was a friar of Culross, 1569 (Laing, 844), John Dwichair, cordiner in Aberdeen, 1581 (SCM., II, p. 54), and in 1591 there is recorded a band of caution by David Dewcher fiar of that Ilk (RPC., IV, p. 672). Alexander Docher was a writer (lawyer) in Edinburgh, 1686 (RPC., 3. ser. XII, p. 230). Dequher, Deuchair, Deuchars, Deucharys, Deucher, Deuchor, Deugher, Deugher, Deuquhair, Deuquhar, Deuquhare, Deuquhyre, Dewchare, Dewquher, Docher, Docker, Doker, Doucher, Doughar, Douquhar, Dowchar, Dowgar, Duchar, Duchre, Duquher (1570), Duquhare (1713), Dwichair (1581).
An ancient parish in co. Selkirk.
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Deuchar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Deuchar Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Deuchar is found most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Deuchar? popularity and diffusion
The last name Deuchar is the 531,574th most commonly used family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 11,986,095 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 35 percent of Deuchar live; 35 percent live in North America and 35 percent live in Anglo-North America.
The last name Deuchar is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 168 people, or 1 in 2,157,494. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 23 percent are found, Hawaii, where 17 percent are found and New Jersey, where 15 percent are found. Outside of The United States Deuchar is found in 14 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent are found and Scotland, where 14 percent are found.
Deuchar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Deuchar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Deuchar last name increased 1,527 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 436 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 19 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Deuchar Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Deuchar last name are 10.66% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 63.89% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Deuchar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 129.33% more than the national average, earning R 544,968 per year; in United States they earn 32.68% more than the national average, earning $57,252 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.05% less than the national average, earning $48,169 CAD per year.
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