Ditch Surname
Approximately 1,893 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameDitch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,477 | 1:245,402 | 23,385 |
| England | 309 | 1:180,317 | 16,264 |
| Canada | 45 | 1:818,791 | 63,991 |
| Mexico | 20 | 1:6,206,310 | 32,158 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 134 | 1:181,906 | 14,990 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 339 | 1:148,138 | 13,775 |
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.
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."
Ditch Demographics
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Ditch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ditch Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ditch has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ditch? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 216,733rd most frequently occurring last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,849,734 people. It occurs mostly 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 commonly occurring forename on earth. It is borne by 35 people.
This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,477 people, or 1 in 245,402. In The United States it is most common in: Missouri, where 14 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent are found and Maryland, where 9 percent are found. Beside The United States this last name exists in 18 countries. It is also found in England, where 16 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.
Ditch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Ditch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Ditch surname increased 436 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 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% registered with the 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.
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