Divers Surname

114,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,023 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Divers Surname Definition:

Apparently a French local name, the D of De coalescing.

Divers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7111:211,84020,706
Scotland6151:8,7051,265
England4821:115,59811,811
Haiti2471:43,2552,748
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Belgium1581:72,76411,604
France1401:474,44867,240
Canada1091:338,03330,736
New Zealand971:46,6847,635
Australia711:380,22131,281
Ireland341:138,4986,546
Wales251:123,7819,267
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Northern Ireland171:108,5326,545
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2171:112,32910,956
Scotland861:43,5263,182
Jersey61:8,6471,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4841:103,75810,469

Divers (84) may also be a first name.

Divers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Apparently a French local name, the D of De coalescing.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Robson). Robert Divorce was of Normandy 1198 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Alan Diveres, of England c. 1272 (Rotuli Hundredorum).

The Norman People (1874)

Divers Last Name Facts

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

The surname Divers is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Divers.

How Common Is The Last Name Divers? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 114,875th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,811,471 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Divers live; 39 percent live in North America and 38 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,046,220th most widely held given name in the world It is held by 84 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,711 people, or 1 in 211,840. In The United States Divers is most frequent in: Virginia, where 23 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent live and New York, where 7 percent live. Aside from The United States this last name exists in 52 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 15 percent live and England, where 12 percent live.

Divers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Divers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Divers surname rose 354 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 715 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 222 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 486 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Divers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Divers last name is predominantly Catholic (86%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Divers last name are 11% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.77% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Divers earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.95% less than the national average, earning $41,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.15% more than the national average, earning $52,737 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhivers9258/
Diverse9247/
Dievers923/
Deivers920/
Devers836,396/
Duvers83359/
Dävers8317/
Divars832/
Divirs832/
Dyvers831/
Diwers831/
Deavers772,099/
Deviers77302/
Deevers77241/
Deverse77223/
Dimpers77147/
Dewiers7711/
Deibers772/
Deversj771/
Debiers771/
Duversh771/
Diverce771/
Divorss771/
Devoers771/
Deverrs770/
Deaviers711/
Devershe711/
Deaverrs710/
Devars67489/
Devors67116/
Dewars67114/
Dewers6797/
Däwers6731/
Debers678/
Dywers675/
Devèrs672/
Dübers671/
Dewirs671/
Deverx671/
Debirs670/
Duvors670/
Devirs670/

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