Dewar Surname
Approximately 20,038 people bear this surname
Dewar Surname Definition:
Gaelic Deoir, Deoireach, in documents Jore (1428), from deoradh, a pilgrim, later an official designation which afterwards became a family name. In mediaeval times the deoradh was the person who had custody of the relic of a saint. An old family of this name in Perthshire were for centuries custodians of the crozier-head of S.
Read More About This SurnameDewar Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,046 | 1:89,585 | 10,075 |
| Canada | 3,437 | 1:10,720 | 1,609 |
| Australia | 3,229 | 1:8,360 | 1,244 |
| England | 2,978 | 1:18,710 | 2,684 |
| Scotland | 2,947 | 1:1,817 | 335 |
| Jamaica | 722 | 1:3,975 | 556 |
| South Africa | 524 | 1:103,393 | 12,503 |
| New Zealand | 493 | 1:9,185 | 1,586 |
| India | 375 | 1:2,045,508 | 69,697 |
| Nepal | 271 | 1:105,096 | 2,147 |
| Wales | 118 | 1:26,225 | 2,724 |
| France | 83 | 1:800,274 | 96,515 |
| Mexico | 81 | 1:1,532,422 | 16,423 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Zimbabwe | 71 | 1:217,440 | 24,563 |
| Poland | 62 | 1:613,044 | 55,163 |
| Argentina | 59 | 1:724,465 | 49,289 |
| Northern Ireland | 57 | 1:32,369 | 3,269 |
| Ireland | 32 | 1:147,154 | 6,785 |
| Guyana | 32 | 1:23,819 | 2,802 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| Panama | 29 | 1:134,905 | 4,585 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 28 | 1:48,713 | 4,303 |
| Spain | 27 | 1:1,731,557 | 49,506 |
| Indonesia | 20 | 1:6,612,460 | 283,723 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| United Arab Emirates | 15 | 1:610,818 | 23,687 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Isle of Man | 11 | 1:7,802 | 1,618 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Pakistan | 8 | 1:22,330,486 | 77,733 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Montserrat | 1 | 1:4,947 | 471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 59 | 1:75,082 | 5,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3,371 | 1:1,110 | 194 |
| England | 559 | 1:43,605 | 5,449 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:156,842 | 6,008 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 306 | 1:164,113 | 14,904 |
Dewar (1,277) may also be a first name.
Dewar Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Gaelic Deoir, Deoireach, in documents Jore (1428), from deoradh, a pilgrim, later an official designation which afterwards became a family name. In mediaeval times the deoradh was the person who had custody of the relic of a saint. An old family of this name in Perthshire were for centuries custodians of the crozier-head of S. Fillan. After travelling to Canada this precious relic of the early Gaelic church is now preserved in the Scottish National Museum of Antiquities in Edinburgh. The name of the Skye family of Maclure, in Gaelic M'Leora or Mac a'Leoir is for fuller Mac Gille dheorodha. See also MaCindeor and Macjarrow. (2) Of territorial origin from Dewar in the parish of Heriot, Midlothian. Thomas de Deware and Pieres de Dewere of Edinburghshire rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 208,209).
(Celtic) 1 Brave, Bold; Hero [Welsh dewr] 2 Pilgrim, Exile, Foreigner [Gaelicdeóradh (dh mute]
“Pilgrim” in Gaelic (Deoireach).
(Scottish) One who came from Dewar (dark, plowed land), in Midlothian; an official who had custody of the relic of a saint.
A hamlet in the parish of Heriot, Edinburghshire. The patriarch of the family is said to have received the lands of Dewar in reward for his having slain a formidable wolf. Gaz. of Scotland.
Dewar Demographics
Average Male Dewar Height
177.93 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dewar Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dewar Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dewar (Arabic: ديوار, Bengali: দেওয়ার, Hindi: देवार, Marathi: देवर, Oriya: େଦୱର, Tibetan: བདེ་བར་) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Dewar.
How Common Is The Last Name Dewar? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 26,812th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 363,686 people. Dewar occurs mostly in The Americas, where 38 percent of Dewar live; 34 percent live in North America and 32 percent live in Anglo-North America. Dewar is also the 220,641st most frequent first name world-wide, held by 1,277 people.
The last name Dewar is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 4,046 people, or 1 in 89,585. In The United States Dewar is most common in: California, where 12 percent reside, Florida, where 9 percent reside and North Carolina, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in 85 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent reside and Australia, where 16 percent reside.
Dewar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dewar has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 1,322 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 533 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it fell 13 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 1,180 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 46 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Dewar Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is principally Presbyterian (81%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Dewar last name are 1.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.44% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Dewar earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 111.37% more than the national average, earning R 502,296 per year; in United States they earn 7.51% more than the national average, earning $46,389 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.33% more than the national average, earning $52,828 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dewar Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dewar in the Bengali language | ||
| দেওয়ার | de'oyara | - |
| Dewar in the Marathi language | ||
| देवर | devara | 91.18 |
| देवार | devara | 8.82 |
| Dewar in the Hindi language | ||
| देवार | devara | 62.5 |
| देवर | devara | 12.5 |
| देवाृ | devar | 12.5 |
| देवार् | devar | 12.5 |
| Dewar in the Tibetan language | ||
| བདེ་བར་ | dewar | 50 |
| དི་ཝར་ | diwar | 50 |
| Dewar in the Oriya language | ||
| େଦୱର | edawara | 50 |
| େଦୱାର | edawara | 50 |
| Dewar in the Arabic language | ||
| ديوار | dywar | - |
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Dewar Reference & Research
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