Diss Surname

139,108th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,215 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Jersey

Diss Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Diss,' a parish in Norfolk, originally Dice. Blomefield heads his history of the Hundred of Diss, 'Dice, now Diss': FF.; v. also Dixey.

William de Disse, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Diss Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France8811:75,39510,581
United States5941:610,20049,533
England5361:103,95210,912
Vietnam2831:327,3711,196
Algeria2581:149,73519,583
Russia1981:727,89461,314
Australia1301:207,65920,175
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Germany541:1,490,84290,195
Brazil311:6,905,624162,221
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Wales101:309,45316,869
Somalia91:1,494,6733,608
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Jersey71:14,1722,872
Niger61:3,198,67054,540
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Kyrgyzstan61:995,44257,680
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2371:102,85010,316
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1011:497,21535,030

Diss (68) may also be a first name.

Diss Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Diss,' a parish in Norfolk, originally Dice. Blomefield heads his history of the Hundred of Diss, 'Dice, now Diss': FF.; v. also Dixey.

William de Disse, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Diss, rector of Denton, Norfolk, 1317: History of Norfolk.

Richard de Dysse, rector of Chatgrave, Norfolk, 1350: ibid.

Thomas Dysse, vicar of Necton, Norfolk, 1546: ibid.

1664. Baptised — Diana, d. Aaron Dyes: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

An old burgess family of Aberdeenshire who derived their name from the lands of Dyce in the parish of the same name. The first of the name recorded appears to have been John de Diss who was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1467 (NSCM., I, p. 16). Ranald Diss was a parishioner of Kinkell in 1473 (Inverurie, p. 122), and George Dyss was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1482 (NSCM., I, p. 30). Other old forms of the surname are Dyes and Dys. An account of the family in the Thanage of Fermartyn (p. 678—684). Alexander Dyce (1798—1869), Shakespearian scholar, and William Dyce (1806—1864), founder of the Pre-Raphaelite movement in the English school of painting are the best known.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) belonging to Diss (Norfolk), 13th cent. Disse, 14th cent. Dysse, also Disce = prob. the Dish-Shaped Hollow [Middle English disse, &c., Old English disc, a dish]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. Anciently De Dyce or Diss, co. Norfolk. 2. A parish in Aberdeenshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Diss Last Name Facts

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

The last name Diss (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻳﺲ, Russian: Дисс) is borne by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Diss? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 139,108th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 2,266,733 people. Diss is predominantly found in Europe, where 51 percent of Diss live; 29 percent live in Western Europe and 28 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Diss is also the 1,181,159th most frequently used given name at a global level It is held by 68 people.

The surname Diss is most common in France, where it is carried by 881 people, or 1 in 75,395. In France it is most numerous in: Grand Est, where 77 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 6 percent live and Île-de-France, where 6 percent live. Apart from France it is found in 47 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and England, where 17 percent live.

Diss Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Diss has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 588 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 226 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Diss Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Orthodox (90%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Diss last name are 31.01% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 77.78% being registered with the political party.

The amount Diss earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 30.42% less than the national average, earning R 165,360 per year and in United States they earn 0.9% less than the national average, earning $42,760 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deiss893,602/
Disse891,185/
Daiss89427/
Diess89251/
Dioss893/
Dhiss892/
Doiss892/
Duiss891/
Disst890/
Dis864,667/
Daisse8053/
Deisse805/
Dhisse801/
Duisse801/
Dhiess800/
Dheiss800/
Dais7513,770/
Dios756,712/
Deis753,123/
Dies752,524/
Duis751,501/
Dish751,389/
Dess751,168/
Dise751,020/
Dijs75485/
Dois75245/
Dhis7543/
Dixs7512/
Dist758/
Disz758/
Ødis757/
Disp755/
di S753/
Dyss753/
Dihs752/
Hdis752/
Däss752/
Disd752/
Dizs752/
Disì751/
Di671,965,708/
Desse678,490/
Disch674,461/
Daish672,300/
Deist671,662/
Duits671,520/
Deise671,287/
Daise671,104/
Doise67926/
Deuss67794/
Dessì67599/
Ditse67536/
Duijs67414/
Deisz67298/
Dishe67240/
Deijs67239/
Deits67181/
Dijst67176/
Dhish67166/
Deish67141/
Dhise67100/
Diesh6786/
Deihs6772/
Dhios6759/
Dyoss6752/
Doits6751/
Diehs6749/
Dayss6747/
Deyss6744/
Didse6734/
Deess6727/
Diesz6724/
Daisd6723/
Dojss6721/
Dhais6718/
Daids6713/
Distt6711/
Hdish6710/
Daist6710/
Dhies6710/
Dihse677/
Deissová676/
Doish676/
Duise676/
Dhuis676/
Dysse675/
Deïss675/
Daits675/
Disht674/
Duist674/
Daais674/
Dhois674/
Doist673/
Dhess673/
Duissova672/
Dexss672/
Diezs672/
Deass672/
Hdais672/
Desst672/
Diohs671/
Distsche671/
Dizse671/
Dezss671/
Dgois671/
Deshs671/
Deisp671/
Deistsch671/
Dheis671/
Disce671/
D'Ess671/
Dessh671/
Diosh671/
Hddis671/
des S671/
Disxh671/
Dishx671/
Dehss671/
Dieys671/
Hdies671/
Deids670/

Diss Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Diss in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻳﺲdys-
Diss in the Russian language
Диссdiss-

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