Dight Surname

467,272nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 720 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Wales

Dight Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dight' . Probably a personal name. It is still familiar to Somerset.

Thomas Dighte, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1588. Baptised — Isabel, d. John Dight: St.

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Dight Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2501:107,98312,061
England2211:252,11820,374
United States1791:2,024,910129,652
Wales371:83,6366,963
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1841:132,47512,229
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Dight Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dight' . Probably a personal name. It is still familiar to Somerset.

Thomas Dighte, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1588. Baptised — Isabel, d. John Dight: St. Mary Aldermary.

1806. Married — John Dight and Margaret Colquhoun: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

Dight Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dight is held by more people in Australia than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dight? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dight is the 467,272nd most numerous family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 10,121,592 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 37 percent of Dight live; 36 percent live in Northern Europe and 36 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is carried by 250 people, or 1 in 107,983. In Australia it is most prevalent in: New South Wales, where 34 percent are found, Queensland, where 32 percent are found and Victoria, where 23 percent are found. Aside from Australia this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in England, where 31 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.

Dight Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dight has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Dight last name expanded 120 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 398 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 529 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dight Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dight surname are 21.65% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 68.42% registered with the party.

The amount Dight earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 12.99% less than the national average, earning $37,544 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.26% more than the national average, earning $63,724 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deight918/
Duight915/
Dights910/
Doighth830/
Dyght8028/
Dught805/
Dhighe7367/
Doiget731/
Daigeh731/
Degehet6766/
Dixh672/
Digd672/
Dihx671/

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