Dutch Surname

158,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,747 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Dutch Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the Dutch,' a Dutchman; compare English.

Walter de Deusshe, Close Rolls, 30 Edward I.

1789. Married — Edward Dutch and Sarah Priseman: St. George, Hanover Square.

1799.

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Dutch Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2011:301,79827,800
England4131:134,91113,250
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
Tanzania2801:189,07716,295
Australia1581:170,85917,509
Scotland1271:42,1563,883
Canada481:767,61660,775
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Wales171:182,03112,022
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Uganda121:3,253,27385,117
India111:69,733,217610,955
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Norway71:734,61250,907
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
China41:341,830,39216,990
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2331:104,61510,443
Scotland1061:35,3132,826
Wales91:174,2686,522
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3761:133,56012,731

Dutch (2,742) may also be a first name.

Dutch Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'the Dutch,' a Dutchman; compare English.

Walter de Deusshe, Close Rolls, 30 Edward I.

1789. Married — Edward Dutch and Sarah Priseman: St. George, Hanover Square.

1799. — William Dutch and Elizabeth Hunt: ibid.

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

(Teutonic) Belonging to Holland (formerly to Germany) [Ger. Deutsch, German]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dutch Last Name Facts

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

Dutch (Arabic: دتش) is found most frequently in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dutch? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 158,903rd most frequently used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 2,652,911 people. The last name Dutch occurs mostly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Dutch live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 139,624th most numerous first name world-wide It is held by 2,742 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 1,201 people, or 1 in 301,798. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 7 percent live, New Jersey, where 7 percent live and North Carolina, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this surname is found in 52 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent live and Malawi, where 10 percent live.

Dutch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dutch has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dutch last name rose 319 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 177 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 120 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 189 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dutch Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dutch surname are 16.47% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.24% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dutch earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 22.68% less than the national average, earning 267,579 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 5.3% less than the national average, earning R 225,048 per year; in United States they earn 2.75% less than the national average, earning $41,962 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.81% more than the national average, earning $57,540 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deutch91872/
Dutsch91453/
Doutch91200/
Duitch91116/
Dautch9138/
Dutche916/
Duetch915/
Dustch911/
Duch8922,893/
Deutcsh8331/
Doutche8326/
Deustch8320/
Deutche8320/
Duitsch8313/
Dutsche835/
Doutsch834/
Duytche831/
Dautsch830/
Deuttch830/
Duche804,286/
Douch803,003/
Ditch801,893/
Dusch801,445/
Dauch80599/
Dotch80169/
Duich80123/
Deuch8015/
Ducht8015/
Duych8011/
Ducsh804/
Duchs803/
Dutce801/
Duchh801/
Dutsh800/
Duytsche77131/
Deustsch7715/
Deutscht772/
Deutschd771/
Doudtche771/
Deutschs771/
Deutschp771/
Duc75142,130/
Douche731,843/
Dausch731,473/
Deusch73613/
Hdouch73377/
Dietch73250/
Doetch73150/
Douths73100/
Dauche7382/
Deutsh7372/
Dotsch7370/
Deuche7333/
Deucht7317/
Dhuche7310/
Duisch734/
Doutsh733/
Duiche732/
Dushch732/
Dithch731/
Dauchd731/
Dusthe731/
Dottch731/
Dousch731/
Didtch731/
Doutci731/
Douthx731/
Doudch731/
Dutshe731/
Deutsc731/
Dauchz730/
Duitsh730/
Deutchova712/
Deutchová711/
Doetsch675,336/
Dukh671,744/
Duci671,043/
Dutz671,042/
Dush67737/
Duts67576/
Duhs67397/
Doch67397/
Duchová67281/
Deutschová67217/
Duic67215/
Dujc67109/
Ducz6770/
Ducs6760/
Duzh6749/
Duhz6739/
Duchche6716/
Deutschova6715/
Duchova6715/
Dotc678/
Dauc678/
Hdouche678/
Douc677/
Deudsch676/
Deutsth673/
Dusc673/
Duyc673/
Deucsch672/
Deuc672/
Dutcova672/
Deutssh671/
Dotcsch671/
Douch'e671/
H'Douch671/
Dautschová671/
Ddouche671/
D'Ouche671/
Düch671/
Dujh671/
Dutj671/
Deussch671/
Dhuc671/
Hduc671/

Dutch Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dutch in the Arabic language
دتشdtsh-
داتشdatsh-

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