Dewhirst Surname

138,854th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,221 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Dewhirst Surname Definition:

Corruption forms of Deerhurst, q.v.

Dewhirst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3461:41,3955,306
United States1,0611:341,62030,747
Canada3491:105,57511,383
Australia2371:113,90612,650
New Zealand871:52,0508,333
Scotland311:172,7049,690
Northern Ireland231:80,2195,468
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Isle of Man131:6,6021,513
Switzerland121:684,41046,196
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Wales71:442,07621,198
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France11:66,422,722504,397
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,4341:16,9982,476
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:452,42132,615

Dewhirst Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Corruption forms of Deerhurst, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dewhirst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dewhirst has its highest incidence in England. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewhirst? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 138,854th most numerous family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,262,510 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 45 percent of Dewhirst reside; 44 percent reside in Northern Europe and 44 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is carried by 1,346 people, or 1 in 41,395. In England Dewhirst is most numerous in: West Yorkshire, where 45 percent live, Lancashire, where 7 percent live and Greater London, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account England Dewhirst is found in 28 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 33 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Dewhirst Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dewhirst has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Dewhirst last name contracted 6 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 956 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dewhirst Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dewhirst surname are 11.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.92% registered with the political party.

The amount Dewhirst earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 46.87% less than the national average, earning R 126,264 per year; in United States they earn 13.24% more than the national average, earning $48,864 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.39% more than the national average, earning $57,328 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dewhirsht942/
Diewhirst940/
Dewhurst887,519/
Dewherst883/
Dewurst805/
Dehwurst751/
Dawhurst751/
Dowhurst750/
Deweurst750/
Debeerst63106/

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Dewhirst Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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