Duckham Surname

456,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Duckham Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the Duck- Land [Old English dúce, a duck + ham(m, a piece of land]

Duckham Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2301:242,25219,814
United States1951:1,858,764121,141
South Africa1691:320,57830,241
Australia801:337,44628,659
Wales411:75,4766,450
Canada161:2,302,849139,666
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2591:94,1139,671
Wales491:32,0081,749
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

Duckham Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the Duck- Land [Old English dúce, a duck + ham(m, a piece of land]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A location name in Devon.

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

Amongst old Tiverton names, now scantily to be found in the county, but still surviving in this town, are Duckham This name is now established in Monmouthshire. The Duckhams were Tiverton churchwardens in 1691, 1703, and 1743.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Duckham Last Name Facts

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

The last name Duckham occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Duckham click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Duckham? popularity and diffusion

It is the 456,743rd most frequent family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 9,834,745 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 38 percent of Duckham are found; 37 percent are found in Northern Europe and 37 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname Duckham is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 230 people, or 1 in 242,252. In England Duckham is primarily concentrated in: Cornwall, where 19 percent live, West Midlands, where 10 percent live and Warwickshire, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account England it occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and South Africa, where 23 percent live.

Duckham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Duckham has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Duckham surname declined 11 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 650 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 16 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Duckham Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Duckham last name are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Duckham earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 12.39% less than the national average, earning R 208,188 per year; in United States they earn 15.52% more than the national average, earning $49,847 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.94% more than the national average, earning $55,614 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dukham9239/
Duckam921/
Dockham86583/
Doukham867/
Dickham864/
Duekham861/
Ducam83120/
Dukam8313/
Duckheim8092/
Dockkham801/
Dikham771,013/
Deukam77174/
Dokham77120/
Duzcam7733/
Doukam7724/
Dhukam7713/
Ducame773/
Daukam773/
Dukkam772/
Dickam772/
Daucam771/
Dockam770/
Dokkham71658/
Dookham7157/
Dockhom717/
Dockkam716/
Dhukamm712/
Dogkham711/
Ducheim711/
Dhukame711/
Dushkam711/
Dhukkam711/
Dukaime710/
Ducom67590/
Dikam67220/
Dukom67140/
Dicam6780/
Dokam6763/
Docam677/
Dokkkham671/
Dokkhaam671/

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