Dummer Surname

80,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,092 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Dummer Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dummer,' . parish in Hampshire, four miles from Basingstoke. No doubt the Hampshire Dumper is a variant. First it would be Dumber, then Dumper.

John de Dummer, Somerset, 1273.

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Dummer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9201:188,78118,730
Brazil1,4061:152,2585,825
Germany1,2961:62,1187,975
England4361:127,79412,731
Austria3221:26,4454,168
Wales1451:21,3422,263
Netherlands1321:127,93319,924
India841:9,131,731182,786
Canada721:511,74443,418
South Africa701:773,96753,253
Australia631:428,50333,982
Argentina241:1,780,97692,783
France211:3,162,987209,042
Chile191:927,18319,125
Ireland141:336,35312,021
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2591:94,1139,671
Wales541:29,0451,617
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1541:326,09525,375

The alternate forms: Dümmer (322) are calculated separately.

Dummer (10) may also be a first name.

Dummer Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dummer,' . parish in Hampshire, four miles from Basingstoke. No doubt the Hampshire Dumper is a variant. First it would be Dumber, then Dumper.

John de Dummer, Somerset, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Henry de Dummeve, Somerset, ibid.

1802. Married — William Burns and Ann Dummer: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

A parish in Hampshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Danish Dommer, an arbiter or judge.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Dummer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dummer (Marathi: डूमर, Russian: Думмер) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found as: Dümmer. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dummer? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 80,011th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,196,249 people. Dummer is mostly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Dummer live; 33 percent live in North America and 33 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequent first name at a global level. It is borne by 10 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,920 people, or 1 in 188,781. In The United States it is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 19 percent live, Illinois, where 16 percent live and Wisconsin, where 14 percent live. Aside from The United States this surname occurs in 31 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 23 percent live and Germany, where 21 percent live.

Dummer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dummer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dummer last name rose 1,247 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 168 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 269 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 140 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dummer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Anglican (80%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dummer last name are 1.37% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.86% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dummer earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 33.58% more than the national average, earning R 317,448 per year; in United States they earn 3.49% more than the national average, earning $44,656 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.24% more than the national average, earning $54,272 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dümmer94322/
Dummert92386/
Duemmer9254/
Dummier9213/
Deummer921/
Dummmer921/
Daummer921/
Dummere920/
Dummeir920/
Dumer91684/
Dumme91251/
Dummerth8666/
Dimmer831,917/
Dommer831,714/
Doumer83861/
Daumer83617/
Deumer83290/
Dutmer83134/
Dumeer8369/
Dummee8362/
Dumere8359/
Dumeur8353/
Dummet8346/
Duemer8325/
Dhumme8311/
Dummie838/
Dunmer836/
Dumier836/
Duhmer836/
Dumert833/
Doumme833/
Dummes832/
Dhumer831/
Dusmer831/
Dummre831/
Dumger830/
Duymer830/
Daumme830/
Dummey830/
Dumeir830/
Dumerr830/
Dume8011,852/
Dummett771,691/
Deumier77280/
Doumier7749/
Doumert7740/
Diemmer7729/
Dhimmer7717/
Daumier7712/
Dunmier7712/
Dummire7710/
Doumere779/
Dumerre778/
Dumerth777/
Duttmer775/
Deumert775/
Daumere773/
Doumerz773/
Duemier772/
Daumert772/
Doummey772/
Deumeir771/
Dummeit771/
Dummyre771/
Duemear771/
Doumeur771/
Ddoumme771/
Deumere771/
Dumeard771/
Dummeth770/
Dunmere770/
Dunmeir770/
Dhummey770/
Deusmer770/
Dimmier770/
Dumre735,007/
Dumez733,646/
Dumet733,451/
Domer732,951/
Dumes732,778/
Dumea732,720/
Dhume732,010/
Duhme731,204/
Daume731,139/
Dumma731,009/
Doume73731/
Domme73688/
Dimer73519/
Dumey73424/
Dumeh73312/
Dümer73305/
Dumee73198/
Dumir73171/
Duyme73151/
Dummi73106/
Dumhe7366/
Dummy7340/
Dumie7312/
Dumeu739/
Dumée737/
Duime736/
Dumed735/
Dumei734/
Dunme733/
Ddume732/
Deume731/
Dumeč731/
Dumge731/
Dumșe731/
Dutme730/
Du'mmett712/
Dunmeire711/
Diemer679,269/
Dumetz671,676/
Dimier671,130/
Dumire67692/
Doumet67616/
Doumma67522/
Dummai67428/
Dhumma67347/
Domier67272/
Daumet67245/
Dhoume67206/
Doemer67150/
Dusmet67150/
Dummit67134/
Dumets67106/
Deumie6799/
Dumett6795/
Doumir6793/
Dhumes6779/
Dumeah6772/
Dommee6768/
Dumesh6760/
Dumeez6754/
Dhomme6752/
Dhumez6749/
Dumess6746/
Dhimer6745/
Doumey6740/
Dhuime6737/
Dimehr6736/
Domerr6736/
Daumes6728/
Daumerová6725/
Dimeur6724/
Dummis6722/
Dusmez6722/
Dommie6720/
Doomer6717/
Dhummi6714/
Doumie6714/
Deumes6712/
Dommey679/
Daumie679/
Dhumre678/
Domeir677/
Dumair677/
Daumei677/
Dunmee677/
Doumei676/
Dhumir675/
Dumest675/
Dusmee675/
Dumije674/
Dimear674/
Dummyi674/
Dumeas674/
Dummid673/
Duimet673/
Daummi673/
Domeyr673/
Doummi673/
Doumez673/
Doumes672/
Dumeis672/
Deumeh672/
Dummay672/
Dumuir672/
Dumech672/
Dumecz672/
Doumje672/
Dommir671/
Dhumed671/
Daumjr671/
Dumgey671/
Dummii671/
Dunmey671/
Dunnme671/
Doumeh671/
Doumhe671/
Dihmer671/
Domear671/
Daumeh671/
D'Hume671/
Duymes671/
Deumeu671/
Dousme671/
Doumea671/
Doumge671/
Doumre671/
Dounme671/
Dumeet671/
Dumešs671/
Dunmes671/
Dumead671/
Dumieh671/
Deusme671/
Dimeer671/
Dunmet670/
Doummy670/
Dumyre670/
Domher670/
Donmer670/
Dhomer670/

Dummer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dummer in the Marathi language
डूमरdumara-
Dummer in the Russian language
Думмерdummer-

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