Dimond Surname

87,183rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Dimond Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dymond.' In America this surname with its variants is strongly represented. The variation -men for the suffix -mond is common; compare Garment for Garmond, or Rayment for Raymond, or Osment for Osmond.

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Dimond Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1301:115,80212,505
England1,0631:52,4166,431
Australia4611:58,5597,118
Wales1961:15,7881,710
Canada1931:190,91018,807
New Zealand1211:37,4246,365
France831:800,27496,515
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Jersey241:4,133843
Zimbabwe191:812,53955,590
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Ireland51:941,78816,185
India51:153,413,076951,030
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Honduras41:2,204,1106,397
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
China31:455,773,85521,925
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1671:26,5262,822
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8061:30,2424,045
Wales411:38,2542,050
Scotland181:207,9567,652
Jersey101:5,188903
Guernsey21:16,3281,834
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0401:48,2875,513

Dimond (256) may also be a first name.

Dimond Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dymond.' In America this surname with its variants is strongly represented. The variation -men for the suffix -mond is common; compare Garment for Garmond, or Rayment for Raymond, or Osment for Osmond. Diamond is an imitative corruption. For another derivation of Diment, Dimon, and Dimond, v. Diment.

Deaman de de Pisingge, Kent. 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Willelmus Dymond, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus Dymond, 1379: ibid.

1614. William Awstnpp and Lucy Diamond: Marriage Lic. (London).

1758. Married — Edward Spice and Mary Diman: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dinant' (q.v). That these are variants of Dinant scarcely admits of a doubt. Found in Devonshire and the south-west of England, they have come directly across from Brittany. Mr. Lower includes Dyamond among these variants. No doubt a certain amount of confusion exists between the variants of the personal name Dymond and the variants of the local name Dinant; v. Diamond.

1660. Married — John Dimond and Elizabeth Weuer: St. Mary Aldermary.

1685. John Tyifey and Dorathy Dimont, alias Diamond: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

1758. Married — Edward Spice and Man- Diman: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

V. Diamond.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Diamáin IF 313*; Map Derry

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Diamáin IF 313*; Map Derry

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

In the parish register of Brenchley, co. Kent, there is an entry to the effect that, in 1612-' John Diamond, son of John du Mont the Frenchman, was baptized.' The elder Du Mont was a Kentish iron-master, who had settled in that county from France. Inf. H.W. Diamond, M.D., F.S.A.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

In the parish register of Brenchley, co. Kent, there is an entry to the effect that in 1612 "John Diamond, son of John du Mont the Frenchman, was baptised." The elder Du Mont was a Kentish ironmaster, who had settled in that county from France. Inf. H. W. Diamond, M. D., F.S.A. —Lower.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

From the Danish, Demandt; from the Dutch, Dieman, Diamant; from the German, Demand, Demant, Diamant; from the Flemish, Deman; a personal name.

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

Dimond: derives from Dimont in Nord.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

User-submitted Reference

A Jewish surname. It comes from the German word "diamant" meaning diamond. It is an occupational surname for a jeweller.

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Dimond Last Name Facts

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

Dimond (Arabic: ديموند, Russian: Димонд) is found most in The United States. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dimond? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 87,183rd most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 1,320,208 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Dimond live; 48 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Anglo-North America. Dimond is also the 556,659th most commonly occurring given name in the world It is held by 256 people.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 3,130 people, or 1 in 115,802. In The United States Dimond is most prevalent in: Utah, where 8 percent live, Michigan, where 5 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Aside from The United States Dimond exists in 55 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Dimond Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dimond has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 301 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 132 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 478 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 56 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dimond Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dimond surname is principally Catholic (56%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Dimond last name are 13.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.91% being registered with the party.

The amount Dimond earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 120.21% more than the national average, earning R 523,308 per year; in United States they earn 8.8% more than the national average, earning $46,945 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.36% less than the national average, earning $48,508 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daimond92429/
Diemond92159/
Dismond92105/
Diomond9211/
Dimonds9210/
Dimmond924/
Deimond922/
Duimond922/
Ditmond920/
Dimon914,591/
Deismond8614/
Diemondt861/
Daimon8318,059/
Dumond836,675/
Dymond836,205/
Demond831,538/
Dimand83176/
Dismon83165/
Dimont83160/
Diomon83135/
Diemon83109/
Dimong8389/
Dimone8373/
Dimmon8351/
Deimon8337/
Dimoun8314/
Ditmon8311/
Dimgon833/
Dimhon832/
Dimoin831/
Dümond831/
Desmond7727,513/
Daymond771,665/
Dimonte771,308/
Diemand77514/
Diemont77257/
Deimund77170/
Demmond7766/
Deamond7764/
Diomand7758/
Dimoune7749/
Dismont7741/
Dummond7736/
Deymond7716/
Daimont7712/
Daimone7711/
Daimand7711/
Dumound778/
Dymonds776/
Dismone774/
Detmond774/
Dimmong774/
Demonds773/
Dittmon772/
Dimandt772/
Dismand772/
Dimmont772/
Deimont772/
Dimoung772/
Dumondt772/
Daimeon772/
Dimaand772/
Diomoin771/
Dismong771/
Dimands771/
Dimgoon771/
Dimount771/
Demound771/
Dehmond771/
Deimand771/
Duimont771/
Deimoun771/
Daismon771/
Dymoind771/
Demondt771/
Dimogne771/
Dihmand771/
Daimoon771/
Doimoon771/
Duismon770/
Ditmand770/
Deumond770/
Demon7316,791/
Diman736,149/
Dymon733,547/
Dämon73245/
Démon7311/
Dèmon739/
Dimón734/
Dimom733/
Dimão731/
Desmonds7138/
Dimonova7127/
Deimundt718/
Desmound717/
D'esmond716/
Dimointe715/
Desmondt714/
Dimonová714/
Daismont712/
Deatmond712/
Deesmond712/
Dismount712/
Diomandd712/
Daimoune712/
Deasmond711/
Deummond711/
Demoinds711/
Desmondd711/
Ddesmond711/
Daysmond711/
Desmoind711/
Dimmoune711/
Dahymond711/
Desmonnd711/
Dethmond711/
Deimonte711/
Demmonds710/
Desmmond710/
Dumont6788,845/
Dhiman6751,549/
Demont675,164/
Ditman672,760/
Daiman672,377/
Dimane671,449/
Daymon671,157/
Demmon671,118/
Demand671,080/
Disman67964/
Dumand67826/
Dimaun67811/
Demong67754/
Demone67682/
Dimant67564/
Deiman67533/
Desmon67393/
Dioman67296/
Dieman67240/
Deamon67207/
Demund67176/
Dimoungue67149/
Dymont67121/
Dimang67119/
Detmon6795/
Deymon6792/
Demoin6791/
Dümont6773/
Dymand6736/
Demoon6734/
Hdiman6722/
Doiman6715/
Dimánk6710/
Deemon679/
Demonn679/
Dimontova679/
Dimaan679/
Dismounts677/
Demoun677/
Dimanh676/
Demohn676/
Dimann675/
Dihman675/
Deumon675/
Dymund673/
Dimman673/
Dehesmond673/
Dijman672/
Dymoin671/
Dymonk671/
Djmoun671/
Dhemon671/
Dehmon671/
D'Eysmond671/
Démont671/
Demonq671/
Deimonova671/

Dimond Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dimond in the Russian language
Димондdimond-
Dimond in the Arabic language
ديموندdymwnd-

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Dimond Reference & Research

Diamond FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Dimond-Newfoundland FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Dymond- Hudson River FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Diamond FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Dimond-Newfoundland FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Dymond- Hudson River FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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