Dimsdale Surname

493,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 670 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Dimsdale Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dinsdale,' a parish in County Durham; also a township in Yorkshire.

John de Dimedale, Norfolk, Henry III— Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

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Dimsdale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5231:693,03854,910
England1071:520,73032,731
Canada281:1,315,91492,927
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States261:1,931,48897,398

Dimsdale Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dinsdale,' a parish in County Durham; also a township in Yorkshire.

John de Dimedale, Norfolk, Henry III— Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.

1580. John Dimesdale and EHz. Price: Marriage Lic.(London).

1630. Baptised — Katherine, d. George Dymsdall: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1801. Married — John Doyle and Sarah Margaret Dinsdale: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(English) belonging to Dinsdale (Dur- ham, Yorks)-Dynn(e)'s or Dunn(e)'s Dale [Old English dæl, a valley]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably Dinsdale, a parish in Durham, and a township in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A parish co. Durham, and a township co. York.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Dinsdale; a location name in Durham.

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

Dimsdale, a name now rare in the county, is an old Hertford name; the Dimsdales frequently filled the office of mayor from the reign of Charles II. to that of Anne; a member of this family, distinguished as a physician and as an advocate of inoculation, was made a Baron by the Empress of Russia. Dimsdale is a name that has its home at Bedale in Yorkshire (T.).

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

The Dinsdales, who are named after parishes in the North Riding and in South Durham, are now best represented in the Bedale district. There was a Leeds family of this name in the 17th century (G.).

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

Dimsdale Last Name Facts

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

Dimsdale is most common in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dimsdale? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 493,410th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 10,876,934 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Dimsdale reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Dimsdale is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 523 people, or 1 in 693,038. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 30 percent live, South Carolina, where 19 percent live and North Carolina, where 17 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Dimsdale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dimsdale has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dimsdale surname expanded 2,012 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 218 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dimsdale Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Dimsdale surname are 43.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 90.08% being registered with the party.

The amount Dimsdale earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.37% less than the national average, earning $42,126 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.07% less than the national average, earning $46,168 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dimisdale941/
Dimesdale940/
Dimsdle9363/
Dimmesdale891/
Dinsdale885,388/
Dimsdaly881/
Demsdale880/
Dindsdale826/
Dumasdale821/
Dinsdal800/
Temsdale751/
Dinsdall751/
Dinsdalt751/
Dimstall750/
Densdale750/
Dimasidil711/
Dimasidel711/
Dimasudlay6757/
Dinçdal6722/
Dimasodlay672/
Dimasadlay671/

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