Dimmock Surname

133,638th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,373 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Dimmock Surname Definition:

V. Dymock.

Dimmock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,0551:27,1133,698
United States5241:691,71654,826
Australia3581:75,4078,829
New Zealand851:53,2748,505
Canada741:497,91342,460
Scotland701:76,4835,732
Wales421:73,6796,340
Singapore391:141,2236,278
South Africa381:1,425,72975,291
Isle of Man151:5,7211,243
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
France81:8,302,840321,660
Norway61:857,04855,549
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Lesotho21:1,016,27921,693
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0831:22,5073,156
Wales101:156,8426,008
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1911:262,92521,549

Dimmock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Dymock.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Dymock; a location name in Gloucestershire.

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

The Dimmocks or Dimocks of this county possess the name of an ancient and distinguished family of Scrivelsby, Lincolnshire. The Dymokes of Scrivelsby held the office of Champion of England from the time of Richard II. until the present century (Allen's "Lincolnshire").

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Dimmock Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dimmock has its highest incidence in England. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dimmock? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 133,638th most widespread family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,160,553 people. The last name Dimmock is primarily found in Europe, where 66 percent of Dimmock live; 65 percent live in Northern Europe and 65 percent live in British Isles.

The surname Dimmock is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 2,055 people, or 1 in 27,113. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 13 percent live, West Midlands, where 11 percent live and Bedfordshire, where 10 percent live. Besides England this last name is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Dimmock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dimmock has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Dimmock last name increased 190 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 274 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,750 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 420 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dimmock Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Dimmock are 7.19% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.42% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dimmock earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 27.1% less than the national average, earning 252,279 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 39.13% less than the national average, earning R 144,660 per year; in United States they earn 9.37% more than the national average, earning $47,192 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.78% more than the national average, earning $55,039 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deimmock930/
Dimock921,977/
Dimmoc921/
Dimmok921/
Dimmack86263/
Dimouck8639/
Dymmock8620/
Dimmoct862/
Dimocks861/
Demmock861/
Dummock860/
Daimock860/
Dimok8331/
Dimoc8312/
Demmocks8061/
Dymock771,503/
Dimoke77562/
Dimmog7794/
Demock7772/
Dimack7719/
Dimouk774/
Dimook771/
Diomoc771/
Dimmak770/
Dimachk71264/
Demmoke712/
Dummack710/
Dimak673,140/
Dămoc67307/
Dimog67111/
Dimák67105/
Dymok6791/
Dimac6770/
Dämoc6742/
Demok6737/
Dumoc6734/
Dumok6710/
Democ677/
Dimokova676/

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