Didwell Surname

1,558,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Didwell Surname Definition:

A location name Or from the German, Dittel, Dittfeld; personal name Tedwald in the Domesday Book, (?).

Didwell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1001:557,18134,216
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Wales81:386,81619,671
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Didwell (12) may also be a first name.

Didwell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A location name Or from the German, Dittel, Dittfeld; personal name Tedwald in the Domesday Book, (?).

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Didwell Last Name Facts

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

The last name Didwell is most common in England. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Didwell? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,558,593rd most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 55,208,681 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 82 percent of Didwell are found; 82 percent are found in Northern Europe and 82 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,306,491st most widespread given name worldwide. It is borne by 12 people.

This surname is most numerous in England, where it is held by 100 people, or 1 in 557,181. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Norfolk, where 75 percent reside, Bedfordshire, where 9 percent reside and Cornwall, where 7 percent reside. Apart from England this last name is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Wales, where 6 percent reside.

Didwell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Didwell has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Didwell surname increased 909 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Didwell Last Name Statistics demography

Didwell earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 24.58% less than the national average, earning $32,542 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Tdidwell931/
Diddwell930/
Deidwell930/
Dudwell8620/
Dedwell865/
Ditwell865/
Dittwell800/
Dyduel6216/
Detwel621/
Duduel621/
Deadwile530/

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Footnotes

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