Diver Surname

70,454th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,016 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Diver Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the diver'. I cannot suggest any other derivation. It is interesting to notice that Diver is still a familiar surname in Cambridgeshire; it is found there six centuries ago.

Gunnilda Divere, Cambridgeshire, 1273.

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Diver Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9721:183,80318,329
Egypt1,2201:75,3576,848
England1,0661:52,2686,420
Ireland8271:5,694890
Saudi Arabia3581:86,18912,374
Australia3081:87,64810,106
Northern Ireland2551:7,2351,259
Scotland2241:23,9012,647
Canada1801:204,69819,937
New Zealand1501:30,1895,269
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
Iran481:1,599,63662,090
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
United Arab Emirates371:247,62917,078
New Caledonia361:7,6731,760
India311:24,744,045333,161
Zimbabwe261:593,77845,605
Turkey141:5,558,673112,907
Wales121:257,87814,969
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
France71:9,488,960336,266
Finland71:785,24338,644
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Oman41:921,9937,313
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
China21:683,660,78330,601
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland8001:5,537917
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4451:54,7766,535
Scotland1191:31,4562,641
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4881:102,90710,402

Diver (1,606) may also be a first name.

Diver Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from an occupation. 'the diver'. I cannot suggest any other derivation. It is interesting to notice that Diver is still a familiar surname in Cambridgeshire; it is found there six centuries ago.

Gunnilda Divere, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Alanus Diverus, Oxfordshire, ibid.

1742. William Diver, for a year's rent of part of the Great Garden, Norwich: History of Norfolk.

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

Mac Duibhidhir A well known Tirconnell sept: Diver is peculiar to Donegal; it has become Dever in Mayo. IF 313*; Map Don

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Mac Duibhidhir A well known Tirconnell sept: Diver is peculiar to Donegal; it has become Dever in Mayo. IF 313*; Map Don

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

1. Possibly from expertness in diving. 2. A river in Wiltshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the French, Divoire; a personal name (?).

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Diver Last Name Facts

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

The last name Diver (Arabic: دايفر, Hindi: दिवेर, Marathi: िडवेर) has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Diver.

How Common Is The Last Name Diver? popularity and diffusion

Diver is the 70,454th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,038,704 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 35 percent of Diver live; 34 percent live in Northern Europe and 34 percent live in British Isles. Diver is also the 192,815th most commonly occurring forename worldwide. It is borne by 1,606 people.

The last name is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 1,972 people, or 1 in 183,803. In The United States it is most frequent in: New York, where 9 percent live, Michigan, where 7 percent live and Minnesota, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States it exists in 77 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 17 percent live and England, where 15 percent live.

Diver Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Diver has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 404 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 240 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 103 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 188 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Diver Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Catholic (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Diver surname are 12.24% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.01% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Diver earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 7.13% more than the national average, earning $46,226 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.41% less than the national average, earning $46,496 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Divert91815/
Dhiver91388/
Diever91173/
Diover9194/
Diverd9153/
Divier9142/
Deiver9132/
Daiver9115/
Divere917/
Doiver914/
Divear911/
Diveir911/
Divger910/
Dive8917,774/
Deivert83129/
Dhivert8380/
D'Hiver8354/
Daivier8334/
Dhivere835/
Dhiveer831/
Dhiever831/
Dievier830/
Deivere830/
Dever8010,305/
Divet801,083/
Dives80693/
Düver80532/
Duver80211/
Daive80205/
Deive80174/
Diveu80134/
Dhive80120/
Divee8096/
Divie8078/
Diber8062/
Dieve8045/
Diove8043/
Divey8039/
Dived8034/
Divir8029/
Diwer8023/
Dyver8013/
Divea809/
Divei804/
Divhe803/
Duive801/
D'Hivert7724/
Doisvert773/
Deaver736,494/
Dhuver733,323/
Devere731,832/
Daiber731,723/
Deveer731,020/
Deiber731,010/
Dibert73986/
Devier73519/
Devert73446/
Dibere73351/
Deever73274/
Divett73256/
Dieber73242/
Duever73170/
Duyver73121/
Dewier73116/
Dimper73115/
Duvier73114/
Daives7396/
Divesh7379/
Duives7373/
Düvier7356/
Debier7352/
Dhever7344/
Daivez7343/
Duijve7336/
Doiber7327/
Daived7320/
Dhiber7316/
Divird7316/
Deverd7316/
Deives7315/
Daivet7314/
Düvert7311/
Divoir7310/
Dhiwer739/
Daivee738/
Dibier738/
Düverd738/
Dievie737/
Diwere737/
Daiwer735/
Dhyver735/
Daivei735/
Daivey735/
Diober734/
Desver733/
Deyver733/
Divest733/
Deverr732/
Dheive732/
Deveir732/
Devear732/
Diveas731/
Diveed731/
Divetz731/
Divire731/
Devehr731/
Deuver731/
Dhivee731/
Daivie731/
Ddhive731/
Ddived731/
Duived731/
Duivei731/
Doived731/
Deiveu731/
De'ver731/
Dayver731/
Dybier731/
Deivea731/
Deve6711,926/
Diva6710,866/
Divi678,237/
Dibe673,986/
Deibert673,230/
Diwe67495/
Deverre67394/
Daibert67352/
Dyve67103/
Divoire6789/
Duijves6767/
Divy6762/
Dhyvert6748/
Ødeverp6713/
Diví6711/
Deuvier6710/
Deverth6710/
De'vere678/
Ddhived677/
Dève677/
Divá676/
Devhere675/
Dhivire674/
Daivesh674/
Deavere674/
Diveash673/
Deveere673/
Deveire673/
Deveyre672/
Deimper672/
Devertt671/
Dhuverr671/
Daiveej671/
Daivejs671/
Deiberd671/
Divetts671/
Dehever671/
De'vear671/
Daiwere671/
D'Hyver671/
Daiberh671/
Divj671/
Dheiber671/
Deivees670/
Duibert670/
Deavert670/
Disbert670/
Deveard670/
Deveerd670/
Diwerth670/
Diveish670/

Diver Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Diver in the Hindi language
दिवेरdivera-
Diver in the Marathi language
िडवेरidavera66.67
िदवेरidavera33.33
Diver in the Arabic language
دايفرdayfr-

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Diver Reference & Research

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