Dwyar Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Dwyar Surname Definition:

(Irish) Descendant of the dark, tawny man; grandson of Dubhodhar (black Odhar).

Dwyar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

Dwyar Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Descendant of the dark, tawny man; grandson of Dubhodhar (black Odhar).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Dwyar Last Name Facts

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

Dwyar occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dwyar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dwyar is the 6,360,413th most numerous family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Dwyar reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is most common in: Massachusetts, where 33 percent reside, Arizona, where 17 percent reside and Florida, where 17 percent reside. Beside The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 22 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Dwyar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dwyar has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dwyar surname fell 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dwyar Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Dwyar surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Dwyar earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33.04% more than the national average, earning $57,406 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dwiar8080/
Dwyor801/
Dwear801/
Dwwyor733/
Dvayyar671/
Dvear600/
Duihar5512/
Dueare550/
Duehart5035/
Tweeare501/

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Dwyar Reference & Research

ODwyer FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dwyar
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