Ditcher Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Israel

Ditcher Surname Definition:

The occupation. Fossator. H.R.

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Ditcher Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1391:400,84927,632
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Israel411:208,72320,048
Wales141:221,03813,576
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England681:358,46122,559
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

Ditcher Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The occupation. Fossator. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

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 Refers to a person who originally made a living building dykes or stone walls.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.

- msd09

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deitcher93267/
Ditscher93244/
Dietcher9313/
Duitcher936/
Ditcherr930/
Daitcher930/
Ditche92402/
Dicher92141/
Duitscher88210/
Dietscher8884/
Dittscher8816/
Deitecher881/
Dutcher867,693/
Discher862,978/
Detcher86323/
Ditsche86213/
Ditchey86135/
Deicher86120/
Deitche8697/
Diocher8696/
Daitche8693/
Ditchie8658/
Doicher8636/
Dietche8624/
Dichier862/
Dichert861/
Ditchet861/
Diecher860/
Disther860/
Diche832,525/
Dicer83106/
Dietsche802,875/
Deichert80868/
Dischert80349/
Detscher80173/
Deischer80126/
Deatcher80106/
Diescher80100/
Ditchett8089/
Deutcher8059/
Doischer8029/
Deitsche8014/
Deetcher803/
Deitsher803/
Duthcher802/
Dishcher801/
Disscher801/
Distsche801/
Dethcher801/
Deithcer801/
Deithche801/
Dutchher801/
Duttcher801/
Dietcheu801/
Doytcher801/
Doitsher801/
Dischier801/
Deitchie800/
Duetcher800/
Dietsher800/
Dutcheur800/
Disher773,090/
Decher771,512/
Daiche771,008/
Ditzer77282/
Ditchi77119/
Deiche7781/
Dächer7774/
Dische7765/
Dichet7755/
Ditger7744/
Detche7738/
Dytche7724/
Doiche7723/
Dycher7718/
Ditchy7713/
Dicier7711/
Dicser778/
Ditcha777/
Dichie776/
Diches776/
Dichir776/
Dichey775/
Dithce775/
Dicere773/
Duiche772/
Dioche772/
Ditker771/
Daicer771/
Dieche771/
Dichez771/
Discer771/
Diocer771/
Diecer770/
Dietce770/
Dicerd770/
Deutscher754,901/
Ditscheid75513/
Ditscheit7566/
Dajtscher754/
Deutchier752/
Deutcheur751/
Dice735,398/
Dechert712,474/
Deucher711,173/
Deisher71933/
Descher71605/
Dächert71419/
Däscher71239/
Deitzer71221/
Decherd71136/
Dietzer71126/
Ditchoi71117/
Daisher71104/
Detches7152/
Deiches7148/
Deecher7142/
Dechier7141/
Daiches7137/
Dittscheid7137/
Ditchit7135/
Duitser7135/
Doisher7133/
Deycher7130/
Deutche7120/
Dechere7116/
Dietshe7112/
Desther7112/
Dietker7111/
Diesher718/
Diechie718/
Dietchy718/
Doycher716/
Deicier715/
Dittger714/
Daitkhe714/
Dyscher714/
Discherová713/
Dishert713/
Diochea713/
Daitcha713/
Deacher712/
Detsche712/
Decherp712/
Diceare712/
Diseher712/
Deitser712/
Detchie712/
Doitcha712/
Detchee712/
Daitchi711/
Dishier711/
Ditchii711/
Ditzier711/
Detchez711/
D'Diche711/
Deicherová711/
Deitker711/
Decheur711/
Dechger711/
Doicear711/
Ditkert711/
Ditsere711/
Ditchui711/
Daycher711/
Daidche711/
Dajtche711/
Dychert711/
Duytche711/
Detcheu711/
Dietcha711/
Discier711/
Discere711/
Ditchai711/
Disches711/
Dichech711/
Dischet710/
Deitchy710/
Dutchir710/
Detchey710/
Diocier710/
Dichett710/
Didtger710/
Diger678,029/
Deche674,228/
Dyche671,976/
Dizer671,330/
Dietschi67808/
Dicey67685/
Dicha67625/
Dichi67597/
Ditse67536/
Diser67443/
Ditze67382/
Dietschy67380/
Dycer67252/
Dicea67245/
Dishe67240/
Deutsche67232/
Deuscher67182/
Doyscher67177/
Diçer67146/
Deutcheu67135/
Duytsche67131/
Dichy67116/
Dişer67116/
Deschere6780/
Dicse6768/
Dicce6752/
Deutsher6750/
Dioce6746/
Diece6745/
Decer6742/
Dixer6731/
Deice6730/
Didshere6722/
Dijer6721/
Daice6719/
Dicerova6718/
Doice6717/
Dittscheidt6716/
Dices6713/
Dizhe6712/
Däche6711/
Dizce6711/
Dičer679/
Doischerová677/
Dikhe677/
Dihse677/
Duice675/
Dicie675/
Diceasre674/
Deitzier674/
Dicze673/
Doytsher673/
Deishier672/
Dihge672/
Deutchie672/
Dixce672/
Dietshce671/
Dishcert671/
Disheart671/
Dicee671/
Dicir671/
Deschger671/
Deescher671/
Decherre671/
Disce671/
Dijhe671/
Ditje671/
Deichees671/
Deitscha671/
Daichedt671/
Dèche671/
Déher671/
Detschey671/
Deutchey671/
Diceh671/
Dihze671/
Dietsché671/
Dheisher671/
Deggiche671/
Deschier671/
Deyscher670/
Deitschi670/

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