Dolbear Surname

471,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 711 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Dolbear Surname Definition:

DOLBEER: Local. Dolbyr, Welsh, the short vale; from dol, a dell, a valley, and byr, short. Balbyr, local, a town in North Jutland, from which the family may have originated.

Dolbear Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3301:168,84315,578
United States2551:1,421,40897,813
Canada521:708,56956,910
Wales271:114,6128,773
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Israel131:658,28045,106
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England891:273,88119,201
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Dolbear Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

DOLBEER: Local. Dolbyr, Welsh, the short vale; from dol, a dell, a valley, and byr, short. Balbyr, local, a town in North Jutland, from which the family may have originated.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Dolbear Last Name Facts

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

Dolbear is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dolbear? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 471,721st most frequently occurring last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 10,249,713 people. The last name Dolbear occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Dolbear reside; 53 percent reside in Northern Europe and 53 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Dolbear is most widespread in England, where it is borne by 330 people, or 1 in 168,843. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Dorset, where 16 percent are found, Kent, where 13 percent are found and Devon, where 11 percent are found. Beside England this last name exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 36 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Dolbear Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dolbear has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Dolbear surname increased 371 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 336 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 450 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dolbear Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dolbear last name are 32.4% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 79.17% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dolbear earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.48% more than the national average, earning $43,787 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.45% more than the national average, earning $54,379 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Dolbar928/
Dollbeare884/
Doilbeare881/
Dolbier86197/
Dolbeer86111/
Dolbert8672/
Dolbare8638/
Doolbar866/
Dolberh864/
Dolberd861/
Duolbar861/
Dolbeir860/
Dalbear860/
Doelber860/
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Docilbar8027/
Dollbeer800/
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Dalbar77153/
Dülber7762/
Dulbar7737/
Dalber7727/
Dulber7725/
Dolbir7710/
Doluer779/
Dolbyr776/
Dolwar775/
Doluar771/
Dolvar770/
Dolver770/
Dalbert711,081/
Dalbard71393/
Dalbart7153/
Dholwar7117/
Dalbeer7111/
Dahlber719/
Dalvear714/
Dalbare712/
Dolvert711/
Dolvier711/
Dholvar711/
Doslwar711/
Dalbier711/
Dolvayr711/
Delhbar711/
Dollwer710/
Dolvere710/
D'albert6764/
Dalbauer6712/
Dalbeher673/
D'Holver671/
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Dallbert670/

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