Dibden Surname

455,757th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 743 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Dibden Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Depden,' a parish in Suffolk, eight miles from Bury St. Edmunds; (a) 'of Dibden,' a parish in Hampshire, three miles from Southampton, anciently Depedene, literally 'the deep valley.

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Dibden Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4251:131,10112,983
Australia1701:158,79816,605
South Africa521:1,041,87963,251
Wales251:123,7819,267
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
United States81:45,307,367917,113
France41:16,605,680368,153
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2951:82,6288,808
Jersey81:6,4851,119

Dibden Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. (1) 'of Depden,' a parish in Suffolk, eight miles from Bury St. Edmunds; (a) 'of Dibden,' a parish in Hampshire, three miles from Southampton, anciently Depedene, literally 'the deep valley.'

Randolph de Depeden, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard Depeden, Close Rolls, 20 Richard II.

Ricardus Depeden, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Geoffrey de Depeden, Norfolk, c. 1150: History of Norfolk.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(English) belonging to Dibden, or De(e)p- den = the Deep Dean or Valley [Old English deóp + denu] The Hampshire Dibden occurs as Depedene in Domesday Book.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dibden Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dibden is found most frequently in England. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Dibden click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dibden? popularity and diffusion

Dibden is the 455,757th most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 9,808,272 people. Dibden is predominantly found in Europe, where 64 percent of Dibden reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 64 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Dibden is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 425 people, or 1 in 131,101. In England it is most numerous in: Hampshire, where 40 percent live, Greater Manchester, where 10 percent live and Dorset, where 7 percent live. Outside of England this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 23 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.

Dibden Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dibden has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 144 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dibden Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Dibden earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 381.83% more than the national average, earning R 1,145,020 per year and in Canada they earn 58.4% more than the national average, earning $78,700 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dibdin83249/
Debden833/
Dipden831/
Dibdem831/
Dibdina7728/
Devden675/
Diwdin671/
Daiwedne571/
Debdin508/
Devdin505/

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