Douse Surname
Approximately 2,315 people bear this surname
Douse Surname Definition:
From the Danish, Dous, Duus, Duusen; a personal name.
Douse Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 869 | 1:417,099 | 36,198 |
| England | 563 | 1:98,966 | 10,472 |
| Jamaica | 401 | 1:7,157 | 853 |
| South Africa | 214 | 1:253,167 | 25,671 |
| Canada | 121 | 1:304,509 | 28,133 |
| Scotland | 34 | 1:157,465 | 9,168 |
| Australia | 31 | 1:870,829 | 53,581 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:162,870 | 11,152 |
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Zimbabwe | 9 | 1:1,715,360 | 84,476 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 356 | 1:68,470 | 7,747 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 112 | 1:448,381 | 32,409 |
The alternate forms: Douše (1) are calculated separately.
Douse (94) may also be a first name.
Douse Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the Danish, Dous, Duus, Duusen; a personal name.
Dowse was a name represented in Freiston in 1544 and in Wrangle in 1642 (T.).
Douse Demographics
Average Male Douse Height
179.12 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Douse Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Douse Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Douse (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻭﺱ) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Douše. For other possible spellings of Douse click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Douse? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 183,449th most commonly used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,147,968 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Douse are found; 42 percent are found in North America and 42 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 980,251st most widely held forename in the world It is held by 94 people.
Douse is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 869 people, or 1 in 417,099. In The United States Douse is most numerous in: New York, where 16 percent reside, Georgia, where 15 percent reside and Florida, where 13 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name exists in 31 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent reside and Jamaica, where 17 percent reside.
Douse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Douse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Douse last name rose 776 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 158 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 1,700 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 475 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Douse Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (75%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Douse last name are 6.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 59.85% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Douse earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 28.55% less than the national average, earning 247,278 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 42.4% less than the national average, earning R 136,872 per year; in United States they earn 13.01% less than the national average, earning $37,536 USD per year and in Canada they earn 14.16% more than the national average, earning $56,718 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Douse Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Douse in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﻭﺱ | dws | - |
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Douse Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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