Digance Surname

1,338,236th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Scotland

Digance Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. All forms of Dickins and Dickinson. As early as 1273 Digun or Digon was in common use. For early instances, v. Dickens.

1574. Thomas Digons, or Diggons, or Dyggons: Register of the University of Oxford.

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Digance Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia751:359,94330,133
England611:913,41146,955
Scotland211:254,94412,577
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
France11:66,422,722504,397
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:427,63825,025

Digance Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. All forms of Dickins and Dickinson. As early as 1273 Digun or Digon was in common use. For early instances, v. Dickens.

1574. Thomas Digons, or Diggons, or Dyggons: Register of the University of Oxford.

John Digginson, temp. Elizabeth: Calendar of Proceedings in Chancery, temp. Elizabeth I.

Agnes Digeson, ibid.

1733. Married — Robert Anderson and Lidia Diggins: St. Michael, Cornhill.

1705. — William Diggens and Eleanor W. Livingston: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Digance Last Name Facts

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

The surname Digance occurs most in Australia. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Digance.

How Common Is The Last Name Digance? popularity and diffusion

The last name Digance is the 1,338,236th most numerous last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,637,999 people. The surname Digance is predominantly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Digance are found; 49 percent are found in Northern Europe and 49 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in Australia, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 359,943. In Australia Digance is mostly concentrated in: South Australia, where 77 percent are found, Victoria, where 11 percent are found and Northern Territory, where 8 percent are found. Other than Australia Digance occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 37 percent are found and Scotland, where 13 percent are found.

Digance Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Digance has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Digance surname expanded 107 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Diggance937/
Diganci86107/
Degance8672/
Digange8615/
Diganchi8050/
Dugancea801/
Digangie801/
Digans773/
Digangi711,652/
Dighans71181/
Duganci71149/
Degange71142/
Diggans7159/
Deganci714/
Diganji711/
Digamci711/
Diganza711/
Deganchi6770/
Dighangi6720/
Dichgans6720/
Diganzhi672/
Dhuganse672/
Dhiganji671/

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