Dimock Surname

209,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,977 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Dimock Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dymock,' a parish in Gloucestershire. Mr. Lower quotes with deserved ridicule an absurd statement from Burke's Landed Gentry, that this family (Dymock) claims descent from Tudor Trevor, lord of Whittington, in Shropshire, from whom sprang David ap Madoc, commonly called Dai, whence the gradual corruptions Dai-madoc, Damoc, Dymoc, Dymock.

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Dimock Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2951:279,89126,113
Canada3971:92,81010,160
New Zealand1261:35,9396,159
Australia461:586,86342,409
England441:1,266,32057,817
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Israel221:388,98331,283
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1361:179,23114,852
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3171:158,41914,515

Dimock (15) may also be a first name.

Dimock Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dymock,' a parish in Gloucestershire. Mr. Lower quotes with deserved ridicule an absurd statement from Burke's Landed Gentry, that this family (Dymock) claims descent from Tudor Trevor, lord of Whittington, in Shropshire, from whom sprang David ap Madoc, commonly called Dai, whence the gradual corruptions Dai-madoc, Damoc, Dymoc, Dymock.

1557. Buried — Anne, wife of John Dymmocke: St. Dionis Backchurch (London).

1504. Giles Dimmock, vicar of Duntsboum Abbotts: Atkyns' History Gloucestershire.

1746-7. Baptised — Jane, d. Lewis Dymoke: St. Dionis Backchurch (London).

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

V. Dymock.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

This ancient family, in which the office of King's Champion has long been hereditary, claim descent from Tudor Trevor, lord of Whittington in Shropshire, (ancestor of the Pennants,) from whom sprang David ap Madoc, commonly called Dai, whence the gradual corruptions, Dai-Madoc, Damoc, Dymoc, Dymock. Such is the statement in B.L.G., but having no faith in such twisted derivations, I shall take the liberty of deducing the name from the parish of Dymock in Gloucestershire, the birth-place of the "Man of Ross," and also, it is said, of the celebrated breed of sheep now called Merino, exported from thence to Spain in the fourteenth century.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Welsh.) A corruption of Dia Madoc, that is, David, the son of Madoc, Dia being the diminutive of David among the Welsh. Madoc is derived from mad, good, with the termination oc affixed, which has the same effect as our English termination "y."

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Dimock Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dimock is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dimock? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 209,101st most prevalent surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,686,164 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Dimock reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most frequently occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 1,295 people, or 1 in 279,891. In The United States Dimock is primarily found in: California, where 11 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Connecticut, where 8 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 20 percent are found and New Zealand, where 6 percent are found.

Dimock Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dimock has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dimock surname grew 409 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 68 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dimock Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dimock surname are 3.04% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.19% being registered with the party.

The amount Dimock earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.04% less than the national average, earning R 232,800 per year; in United States they earn 7.87% more than the national average, earning $46,545 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.16% more than the national average, earning $51,254 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dimmock923,373/
Dimouck9239/
Dimocks921/
Daimock920/
Dimok9131/
Dimoc9112/
Deimmock860/
Dymock831,503/
Dimoke83562/
Demock8372/
Dimack8319/
Dimouk834/
Dimmok831/
Dimmoc831/
Diomoc831/
Dimook831/
Dimachk77264/
Dimmack77263/
Dymmock7720/
Dimmoct772/
Demmock771/
Dummock770/
Dimak733,140/
Dămoc73307/
Dimog73111/
Dimák73105/
Dymok7391/
Dimac7370/
Dämoc7342/
Demok7337/
Dumoc7334/
Dumok7310/
Democ737/
Demmocks7161/
Dimokova716/
Dimake67498/
Demack67148/
Dymoke67138/
Dimmog6794/
Dumack6752/
Dhimak6712/
Demoke6711/
Dimgak676/
Dismak675/
Duimak675/
Doimak674/
Doimog673/
Daimak672/
Dymack672/
Demockova671/
Dimoog671/
Dimahk671/
Dhimac671/
Dimoug671/
Diomak671/
Deemok671/
Demoks670/
Dimoux670/
Dimmak670/

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