Dwyre Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Dwyre Surname Definition:

(Gaelic.) Local. From Do—ire, a woody place, uncultivated.

Dwyre Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3021:1,200,19585,425
Canada991:372,17833,288
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1141:38,8583,578
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7281:68,9827,479

Dwyre (12) may also be a first name.

Dwyre Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Gaelic.) Local. From Do—ire, a woody place, uncultivated.

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

Dwyre Last Name Facts

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

Dwyre occurs most in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dwyre? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dwyre is the 698,433rd most frequently held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 17,269,066 people. The surname Dwyre is primarily found in The Americas, where 85 percent of Dwyre are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Dwyre is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 12 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 302 people, or 1 in 1,200,195. In The United States Dwyre is mostly concentrated in: California, where 10 percent reside, New Jersey, where 10 percent reside and Oregon, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 23 percent reside and Ireland, where 3 percent reside.

Dwyre Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dwyre has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dwyre last name decreased 59 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 88 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it decreased 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dwyre Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Dwyre surname are 26.81% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 73.58% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dwyre earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 4.06% more than the national average, earning $44,903 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.85% less than the national average, earning $49,261 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dwayre9122/
Dwyrie910/
Dwyrea910/
Dwyrer910/
Dwyr890/
Dwire80923/
Dwere803/
Dwyor801/
Dweyr800/
Dwyra800/
Dwiere733/
Dwwyor733/
Dwaire731/
Dwayri731/
Dwires730/
Dueyre730/
Dwyris730/
Dwerre730/
Dwirer730/
Dwir67464/
Dwer6760/
Dehewre671/
D'Weire671/

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Footnotes

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