Dewson Surname

500,196th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 658 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Dewson Surname Definition:

Dew’s Son: v. Dew.

Dewson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2401:232,15919,279
Australia1511:178,77918,110
United States931:3,897,408212,857
Canada681:541,84745,466
New Zealand541:83,85811,975
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Wales41:773,63329,106
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1631:149,54213,222
Wales81:196,0527,186
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Dewson (57) may also be a first name.

Dewson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Dew’s Son: v. Dew.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dewson Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dewson occurs most in England. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dewson? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 500,196th most prevalent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,075,298 people. Dewson occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Dewson are found; 43 percent are found in Northern Europe and 42 percent are found in British Isles. Dewson is also the 1,308,380th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 57 people.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 240 people, or 1 in 232,159. In England it is primarily found in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 13 percent reside, Worcestershire, where 8 percent reside and Essex, where 8 percent reside. Aside from England it exists in 16 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Dewson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dewson has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Dewson surname increased 147 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 207 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 580 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dewson Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dewson are 12.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.82% registered with the political party.

The amount Dewson earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 19.41% less than the national average, earning 278,903 kr per year; in United States they earn 27.35% more than the national average, earning $54,949 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.37% more than the national average, earning $50,365 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Debson83453/
Devson83165/
Dewsen8312/
Dephson773/
Dhevson772/
Dewshan771/
Devsonth711/
Debsen67124/
Devsen6731/
Debsan6723/
Dibson6722/
Difson673/
Devsan672/
Devsom671/
Dewzan670/
Dewchan6210/
Debshan629/
Devsane622/
Divsion621/
Deebsan621/
Dayvson621/
Daivson621/
Devsant621/
Devsam509/
Debzen502/
Defzan501/

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