Dinsdale Surname

89,091st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,388 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Dinsdale 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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Dinsdale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,8621:19,4682,778
United States1,0261:353,27431,629
Australia5971:45,2195,675
Canada3111:118,47512,504
New Zealand1741:26,0254,563
South Africa911:595,35945,471
Northern Ireland871:21,2072,507
Scotland551:97,3426,721
France411:1,620,066149,911
Wales261:119,0209,008
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Thailand181:3,924,352328,346
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Zimbabwe151:1,029,21663,831
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Norway71:734,61250,907
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,5561:15,6652,313
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Dinsdale (163) may also be a first name.

Dinsdale 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

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

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Durham.

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

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

Dinsdale Last Name Facts

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

Dinsdale is found most in England. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dinsdale? popularity and diffusion

Dinsdale is the 89,091st most frequent family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,352,551 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 58 percent of Dinsdale live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles. Dinsdale is also the 717,791st most widely held first name globally, borne by 163 people.

This last name is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 2,862 people, or 1 in 19,468. In England it is most common in: North Yorkshire, where 12 percent are found, Durham, where 11 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 9 percent are found. Besides England this last name is found in 35 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Australia, where 11 percent are found.

Dinsdale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dinsdale has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Dinsdale last name grew 184 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,682 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,375 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dinsdale Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Dinsdale are 23.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.76% being registered with the party.

The amount Dinsdale earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.53% more than the national average, earning 361,773 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 63.58% more than the national average, earning R 388,728 per year; in United States they earn 6.18% more than the national average, earning $45,814 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.88% more than the national average, earning $52,606 CAD per year.

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