Diver Surname
Approximately 7,016 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameDiver Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,972 | 1:183,803 | 18,329 |
| Egypt | 1,220 | 1:75,357 | 6,848 |
| England | 1,066 | 1:52,268 | 6,420 |
| Ireland | 827 | 1:5,694 | 890 |
| Saudi Arabia | 358 | 1:86,189 | 12,374 |
| Australia | 308 | 1:87,648 | 10,106 |
| Northern Ireland | 255 | 1:7,235 | 1,259 |
| Scotland | 224 | 1:23,901 | 2,647 |
| Canada | 180 | 1:204,698 | 19,937 |
| New Zealand | 150 | 1:30,189 | 5,269 |
| Nigeria | 49 | 1:3,615,158 | 105,602 |
| Iran | 48 | 1:1,599,636 | 62,090 |
| Brazil | 48 | 1:4,459,882 | 118,224 |
| United Arab Emirates | 37 | 1:247,629 | 17,078 |
| New Caledonia | 36 | 1:7,673 | 1,760 |
| India | 31 | 1:24,744,045 | 333,161 |
| Zimbabwe | 26 | 1:593,778 | 45,605 |
| Turkey | 14 | 1:5,558,673 | 112,907 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Mexico | 9 | 1:13,791,801 | 45,470 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| Thailand | 9 | 1:7,848,705 | 447,191 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Finland | 7 | 1:785,243 | 38,644 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Haiti | 4 | 1:2,670,977 | 16,453 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 1:97,938 | 1,027 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Lithuania | 2 | 1:1,517,294 | 35,813 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 800 | 1:5,537 | 917 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 445 | 1:54,776 | 6,535 |
| Scotland | 119 | 1:31,456 | 2,641 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 488 | 1:102,907 | 10,402 |
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.
Mac Duibhidhir A well known Tirconnell sept: Diver is peculiar to Donegal; it has become Dever in Mayo. IF 313*; Map Don
Mac Duibhidhir A well known Tirconnell sept: Diver is peculiar to Donegal; it has become Dever in Mayo. IF 313*; Map Don
1. Possibly from expertness in diving. 2. A river in Wiltshire.
From the French, Divoire; a personal name (?).
Diver Demographics
Average Diver Salary in
United States
$46,226 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Diver Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Diver in the Hindi language | ||
| दिवेर | divera | - |
| Diver in the Marathi language | ||
| िडवेर | idavera | 66.67 |
| िदवेर | idavera | 33.33 |
| Diver in the Arabic language | ||
| دايفر | dayfr | - |
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Diver Reference & Research
Dever DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Dever FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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