Ditcher Surname
Approximately 316 people bear this surname
Ditcher Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 139 | 1:400,849 | 27,632 |
| United States | 89 | 1:4,072,572 | 219,877 |
| Israel | 41 | 1:208,723 | 20,048 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 68 | 1:358,461 | 22,559 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 54 | 1:929,976 | 55,839 |
Ditcher Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The occupation. Fossator. H.R.
Digger: all much the same—the man who attended to the dykes. The surname Digges may come from this or from Digory; but Dykes is certanly hence, as also Ditcher.
User-submitted Reference
A occupational surname derived from the Old English dicere, from dician, meaning to make a dyke or bank. Refers to a person who originally made a living building dykes or stone walls. Earliest references: (i) Robert Diker, 1261, Elgin, Scotland, (ii) Agnes le Dycher, 1354, Cheshire, England.
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Ditcher Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ditcher Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Ditcher is most common in England. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of Ditcher click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Ditcher? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 860,770th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 23,061,854 people. Ditcher is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of Ditcher reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 49 percent reside in British Isles.
The last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 139 people, or 1 in 400,849. In England it is most numerous in: Kent, where 24 percent are found, Shropshire, where 17 percent are found and Greater Manchester, where 11 percent are found. Not including England this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent are found and Israel, where 13 percent are found.
Ditcher Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Ditcher has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Ditcher last name rose 204 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 165 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ditcher Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Ditcher are 42.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 89.19% registered with the political party.
Ditcher earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.97% more than the national average, earning $45,724 USD per year.
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