Dewesbury Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Dewesbury Surname Definition:
From Dewsbury; a location name in Yorkshire.
Dewesbury Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guyana | 7 | 1:108,889 | 7,175 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Dewesbury Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From Dewsbury; a location name in Yorkshire.
Dewesbury Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dewesbury Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dewesbury is found in Guyana more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dewesbury? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Dewesbury occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Dewesbury reside; 64 percent reside in South America and 64 percent reside in Gallo-Germanic South America.
It is most frequent in Guyana, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 108,889. In Guyana Dewesbury is most common in: Demerara-Mahaica, where 100 percent are found. Beside Guyana this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Canada, where 9 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewsbury | 94 | 1,460 | / |
| Dwesbury | 94 | 1 | / |
| Tewesbury | 89 | 2 | / |
| Dewusbury | 89 | 1 | / |
| Desbury | 88 | 0 | / |
| Duesbury | 82 | 338 | / |
| Dewsbery | 82 | 216 | / |
| Tewsbury | 82 | 5 | / |
| Deusbury | 82 | 1 | / |
| Dawsbury | 82 | 0 | / |
| Doesbury | 82 | 0 | / |
| Dewsberry | 78 | 60 | / |
| Dues Bury | 78 | 1 | / |
| Tewhsbury | 78 | 0 | / |
| Tewesbary | 78 | 0 | / |
| Desobry | 75 | 507 | / |
| Disbury | 75 | 278 | / |
| Dasbury | 75 | 9 | / |
| Dezbury | 75 | 2 | / |
| Desbray | 75 | 1 | / |
| Desbour | 75 | 0 | / |
| Dusbury | 75 | 0 | / |
| Desbrey | 75 | 0 | / |
| Desoubry | 71 | 171 | / |
| Desaubry | 71 | 155 | / |
| Desibour | 71 | 33 | / |
| Duesbery | 71 | 16 | / |
| Dessobry | 71 | 13 | / |
| Tewsbary | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dusebury | 71 | 0 | / |
| Daisbury | 71 | 0 | / |
| Dussbury | 71 | 0 | / |
| Desberry | 71 | 0 | / |
| Desbre | 67 | 63 | / |
| Duesberry | 67 | 54 | / |
| Desbar | 67 | 14 | / |
| Desbro | 67 | 6 | / |
| Desber | 67 | 5 | / |
| de Sibour | 67 | 3 | / |
| Desbureau | 67 | 2 | / |
| Desaubray | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dees-Boer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Despry | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deusebery | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dewesbury
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