Dinham Surname

230,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,760 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Dinham Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dinham,' a hamlet in Monmouthshire, five miles from Chepstow.

William Dynham, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Oliver de Dynham, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de Dyncham, Devon, ibid.

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Dinham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia6211:43,4715,512
England4381:127,21012,694
United States2721:1,332,57092,890
Jamaica1701:16,8821,557
Canada1011:364,80832,793
Wales881:35,1653,495
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Isle of Man51:17,1643,455
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Jersey11:99,2026,620
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3111:78,3778,472
Wales71:224,0598,079
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Dinham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dinham,' a hamlet in Monmouthshire, five miles from Chepstow.

William Dynham, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Oliver de Dynham, Devon, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Robert de Dyncham, Devon, ibid.

1602. John Dinham (Oxfordshire) and Elizabeth Dormer: Marriage Lic. (London).

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

(English) belonging to Dinham (Monmouth), 13th cent. Dynham [the first element may be the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Dynna, in which case the second is Old English hám, home, estate: if the first element is for Old English dún (loc. dyne), a hill, the second is Old English ham(m, a piece of land]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A hamlet in Monmouthshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A Devonshire family, Barons Dinham, and De Dinant, descended from the Viscounts Dinant of Bretagne. See Stuart. This name was variously written Dinant, Dinan, Dinam, Dimont, Diamond, Dinham, &c. See Banks, Dorm. and Ext. Baronage; Burke, Land. Gentry, art. 'Dayman.’

The Norman People (1874)

A location name in Monmth.

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

Dinham: from Dinan.

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

Dinham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dinham is most common in Australia. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Dinham.

How Common Is The Last Name Dinham? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 230,013th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 4,140,651 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 36 percent of Dinham reside; 36 percent reside in Australasia and 36 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most commonly used in Australia, where it is held by 621 people, or 1 in 43,471. In Australia Dinham is most frequent in: Victoria, where 34 percent reside, South Australia, where 30 percent reside and New South Wales, where 27 percent reside. Besides Australia this last name occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Dinham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dinham has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Dinham surname rose 141 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 1,133 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,257 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dinham Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dinham surname are 8.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 61.76% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dinham earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 6.3% more than the national average, earning R 252,612 per year; in United States they earn 9.77% more than the national average, earning $47,365 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.41% less than the national average, earning $46,996 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dinhame922/
Dienham921/
Dainham920/
Deinham920/
Disnham920/
Dinam91263/
Dunham8337,139/
Denham8319,743/
Dignam832,899/
Dingam831,187/
Diname8341/
Dainam8322/
Diniam8313/
Disnam8310/
Dynham837/
Dimham834/
Dinyam834/
Dinaum834/
Dinaam833/
Dinhan832/
Dhinam832/
Ditnam831/
Duinam831/
Duignam77119/
Dinahan7787/
Daingam7758/
Dinihan7750/
Diniame7735/
Dunnham7729/
Dinhane7710/
Deenham778/
Deneham775/
Denaham773/
Deniham773/
Deignam772/
Dhunham772/
Dinhand772/
Deunham771/
Denhame771/
Daynham771/
Dunhamm771/
Doinyam771/
Dainyam771/
Denhiam771/
Dinhanh771/
Deanham770/
Denyham770/
Dinehan770/
Dunhham770/
Dunaham770/
Dinan736,416/
Denam73110/
Dunam7326/
Dinom737/
Dynam735/
Dinamova7114/
Dhimhaam711/
Deeniham711/
D'Dunham711/
Duignaim710/
Dignan673,106/
Dunnam672,422/
Dinang67879/
Dinant67670/
Dinane67540/
Dinand67490/
Dingan67299/
Dinome67170/
Dingom67163/
Dinyan67140/
Ditnan67134/
Disnan67116/
Dignom67111/
Dename67110/
Ditnom67107/
Desnam67101/
Dehnam6793/
Denhan6742/
Deenam6727/
Dinaan6727/
Dunhom6723/
Dinain6718/
Dienan6717/
Dinian6716/
Dionan6715/
Dainan6712/
Dunahm6710/
Dinjan6710/
Dinaun6710/
Demham679/
Dengam679/
Duhnam678/
Daynam675/
Dunaam675/
Denahm674/
Dhenam674/
Deniam674/
Denhom674/
Detnam674/
Degnam673/
Dainom673/
Deinan672/
Dinean672/
Dunamm672/
Dhinan672/
Dhunam672/
Denamk672/
Dinanh672/
Doinom672/
Dijnan671/
Denajm671/
Denjam671/
Denamt671/
Dinhon671/
Dinaissem671/
Dinyom671/
Dihnan671/
Tdenam671/
Duinan670/
Dygnam670/
Denamn670/
Doinan670/
Deanam670/

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