Dredge Surname

154,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,841 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Dredge Surname Definition:

A palatal form of Drage, q.v. [cp. English dredge, mixed corn, from Middle English drage]

Dredge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8401:66,3317,704
United States6631:546,69545,249
Australia4851:55,6616,818
Canada3721:99,04710,758
New Zealand1361:33,2965,772
South Africa1121:483,73039,862
Wales951:32,5743,273
Scotland491:109,2627,254
Ireland201:235,4479,345
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7691:31,6974,208
Wales141:112,0304,740
Guernsey91:3,628639
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

Dredge Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A palatal form of Drage, q.v. [cp. English dredge, mixed corn, from Middle English drage]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

“Mixed Crop” (expecially of rye and wheat), in Old English.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

From the Dutch, Dröge; a personal name (?).

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

Dredge Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dredge is found most frequently in England. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dredge? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 154,504th most frequently held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,565,134 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 37 percent of Dredge live; 36 percent live in North America and 36 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 840 people, or 1 in 66,331. In England it is mostly found in: Somerset, where 14 percent reside, Greater London, where 13 percent reside and Hampshire, where 7 percent reside. Apart from England Dredge is found in 28 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Australia, where 17 percent reside.

Dredge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dredge has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 109 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 737 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 679 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 4,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 333 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dredge Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dredge last name are 29.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.43% being registered with the political party.

The amount Dredge earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 7.26% more than the national average, earning R 254,880 per year; in United States they earn 3.83% more than the national average, earning $44,802 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.7% less than the national average, earning $44,866 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Dredger92136/
Dredges921/
Dredget921/
Dredgie921/
Drege91382/
Drede916/
Dreidger864/
Dreadger863/
Dreger838,700/
Drodge83648/
Dridge83130/
Dreide8380/
Dreges8335/
Dreige8322/
Dradge838/
Dreder835/
Dresde835/
Dregge833/
Dredje833/
Dirdge831/
Dredes831/
Driede831/
Drrege831/
Dreage831/
Dredet831/
Dredie830/
Dridger77223/
Dreager77138/
Dreider7753/
Dreiger7738/
Dreyger7724/
Dridges776/
Dreader773/
Drejger772/
Drydges771/
Dreeger771/
Dreesde771/
Drheger771/
Dairdge770/
Dredier770/
Dridget770/
Derge732,181/
Drese73915/
Dreze73418/
Drece73178/
Dreje73151/
Dreda7352/
Drige7334/
Dirge7329/
Dredi7314/
Dregi7311/
Drège734/
Drexe731/
Dryge731/
Dredy731/
Dreißger7177/
Dreadesh714/
Dreisger713/
Dridgets712/
Dresdier710/
Drejer672,143/
Drezet67987/
Dreese67740/
Dreise67417/
Dergez67312/
Derges67251/
Dreser67202/
Driese67166/
Dherge67107/
Dreyse6776/
Dresie6769/
Dreuse6756/
Dresdi6750/
Dregić6745/
Driget6739/
Dreize6738/
Driger6733/
Dredha6732/
Derger6729/
Drígeľ6729/
Drieze6728/
Dreses6725/
Dreddy6721/
Drecea6721/
Dreissger6721/
Dredji6720/
Derjee6714/
Dreidi6711/
Dreeze6711/
Dreset6710/
Drejøe6710/
Dready679/
Dreddi676/
Drezer676/
Driges676/
Dreada675/
Drejes675/
Dreadi674/
Dregis674/
Drigge673/
Dryger673/
Dergee673/
Drease672/
Dresid672/
Dirsee672/
Drigeĺ672/
Drehse672/
Dreida672/
Draige672/
Dirgea671/
Derget671/
Dergey671/
Dreggi671/
Dresee671/
Drieda671/
Dreydi671/
Dreeza671/
Dirjee671/
Dréges671/
Drezie671/
Dredoy671/
Dreezy671/
Drizee671/
Dreseh671/
Dresey670/
Dirgee670/
Drigee670/
Dresea670/
Dreece670/
Drydee670/
Dergea670/
Dersee670/
Drised670/

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