Ditch Surname

216,733rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,893 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Ditch Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the ditch,' from residence thereby; v. Dyke and Dykes.

Absolon in le Dyche, Cambridgeshire. Rotuli Curiae Regis.

Alicia in the Diche, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Ditch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4771:245,40223,385
England3091:180,31716,264
Canada451:818,79163,991
Mexico201:6,206,31032,158
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Wales61:515,75523,171
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1341:181,90614,990
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3391:148,13813,775

Ditch (35) may also be a first name.

Ditch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the ditch,' from residence thereby; v. Dyke and Dykes.

Absolon in le Dyche, Cambridgeshire. Rotuli Curiae Regis.

Alicia in the Diche, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Richard atte Diche, Close Rolls is Edward I.

Richard atte Dich, Close Rolls, 23 Edward III.

1723. Married — Daniel Dyche and Mary Ramsden: St. Peter, Cornhill.

The name Ditch belongs to the same class as Towns-end, Woodend, Street-end, West-end.

John de Dichende, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

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

From residence in or near the ditch of a fortified town, like the French De la Fosse. Its forms in the H.R. are De Fossa, De la Fosse, &c., and there is one unlucky wight called "Absolon in le Dyche."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Ditch Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ditch is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ditch? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 216,733rd most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,849,734 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Ditch are found; 81 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,744,716th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 35 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,477 people, or 1 in 245,402. In The United States Ditch is most frequent in: Missouri, where 14 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live and Maryland, where 9 percent live. Beside The United States this surname exists in 18 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Ditch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Ditch has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 436 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 231 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ditch Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Ditch surname are 22.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.93% being registered with the political party.

The amount Ditch earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.25% less than the national average, earning $40,452 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.28% more than the national average, earning $53,796 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deitch912,416/
Ditsch911,453/
Daitch91475/
Ditche91402/
Dietch91250/
Duitch91116/
Doitch9159/
Ditchs912/
Dithch911/
Didtch911/
Distch910/
Dich893,433/
Ditc897/
Dietsch836,436/
Deitsch831,190/
Ditsche83213/
Deitche8397/
Didtsch8394/
Daitche8393/
Daitsch8317/
Duitsch8313/
Deistch831/
Deitech831/
Dittsch831/
Distsch831/
Deittch830/
Disch804,461/
Dutch802,747/
Diche802,525/
Deich80918/
Daich80655/
Dicht80150/
Ddich80136/
Duich80123/
Detch8083/
Dytch8065/
Doich8058/
Diech8012/
Dichs804/
Hdich804/
Dietc801/
Dhich801/
Deitc801/
Ditsh801/
Didch800/
Diths800/
Dietzsch772,024/
Deitsche7714/
Distsche771/
Deistsch771/
Deithche771/
Deithsch771/
Deitzsch771/
Dic75537/
Diesch731,142/
Daiche731,008/
Detsch73949/
Deutch73872/
Deisch73271/
Deiche7381/
Detche7338/
Deetch7331/
Dietsh7330/
Doisch7330/
Daitsh7324/
Dytche7324/
Doiche7323/
Dätsch739/
Dhaich739/
Doytch737/
Doitsh735/
Duetch735/
Deytch735/
Dithce735/
Duisch734/
Deitsh732/
Duiche732/
Destch731/
Ddhich731/
Daithx731/
Daicht731/
Daithc731/
Diosch731/
Dytchs731/
Diochs731/
Dischh731/
Deatch730/
Duitsh730/
Dettch730/
Deitchová711/
Deutsch6734,231/
Ditz672,897/
Dits672,282/
Dech671,990/
Dish671,389/
Diec671,194/
Dych67383/
Duic67215/
Deatsch67180/
Daic6780/
Dici6752/
Deetsch6740/
Dichova6719/
Dikh6716/
Disc6714/
Dizh6714/
Doic678/
Deic674/
Daitkhe674/
Dijh674/
Detsche672/
Dihs672/
Dixh672/
Ditx672/
Detc672/
Ditcova671/
Dicz671/
Dhdhich671/
D'Diche671/
Deicsch671/
Deitszh671/
Daidche671/
Dajtche671/
Duytche671/
Dichová671/
Deggich671/
Ditj671/
Ddic671/
Dihx671/
Dihz671/
Dijc671/
Hdic671/
Deuttch670/
Deastch670/

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