Dewison Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Dewison Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dewison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1261:442,20729,452
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England281:870,54937,307
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Dewison (58) may also be a first name.

Dewison Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dewison is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewison? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,491,356th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 51,684,723 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Dewison live; 90 percent live in Northern Europe and 90 percent live in British Isles. Dewison is also the 1,295,729th most numerous first name globally, borne by 58 people.

This surname is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 126 people, or 1 in 442,207. In England it is primarily found in: Greater Manchester, where 29 percent live, Cheshire, where 17 percent live and Northumberland, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Dewison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dewison has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Dewison surname expanded 450 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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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 Dewison
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