Dewer Surname
Approximately 292 people bear this surname
Dewer Surname Definition:
(Celtic) 1 Brave, Bold; Hero [Welsh dewr] 2 Pilgrim, Exile, Foreigner [Gaelicdeóradh (dh mute]
Dewer Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 87 | 1:4,166,195 | 223,594 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 36 | 1:37,888 | 3,656 |
| England | 36 | 1:1,547,724 | 66,012 |
| Canada | 25 | 1:1,473,824 | 101,190 |
| France | 21 | 1:3,162,987 | 209,042 |
| Jamaica | 20 | 1:143,497 | 5,007 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 15 | 1:7,511 | 719 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 62 | 1:60,374 | 3,814 |
| England | 51 | 1:477,948 | 26,685 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 78 | 1:643,829 | 42,510 |
Dewer (112) may also be a first name.
Dewer Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Celtic) 1 Brave, Bold; Hero [Welsh dewr] 2 Pilgrim, Exile, Foreigner [Gaelicdeóradh (dh mute]
Dewer Demographics
Average Dewer Salary in
United States
$49,362 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dewer Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dewer Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dewer is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dewer? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 910,497th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 24,957,349 people. The surname Dewer occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Dewer reside; 25 percent reside in Caribbean and 25 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean. Dewer is also the 885,979th most common first name world-wide, borne by 112 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 87 people, or 1 in 4,166,195. In The United States Dewer is most numerous in: California, where 10 percent reside, North Carolina, where 10 percent reside and Texas, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Trinidad and Tobago, where 12 percent reside and England, where 12 percent reside.
Dewer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dewer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dewer surname rose 112 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it decreased 29 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 90 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dewer Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Dewer surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% being registered with the political party.
The amount Dewer earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.4% more than the national average, earning $49,362 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.74% less than the national average, earning $47,328 CAD per year.
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Dewer Reference & Research
Dewar FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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- 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 Dewer
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