Dyce Surname

195,730th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Dyce Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Diss,' a parish in Norfolk, originally Dice. Blomefield heads his history of the Hundred of Diss, 'Dice, now Diss': FF.; v. also Dixey.

William de Disse, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Dyce Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7181:504,81742,410
Jamaica4921:5,833739
Canada2621:140,63214,476
Scotland2411:22,2152,527
England2171:256,76520,624
Australia1591:169,78417,425
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Wales51:618,90625,852
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
France31:22,140,907385,998
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1161:32,2692,684
England231:1,059,79941,508
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Dyce (254) may also be a first name.

Dyce Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Diss,' a parish in Norfolk, originally Dice. Blomefield heads his history of the Hundred of Diss, 'Dice, now Diss': FF.; v. also Dixey.

William de Disse, Essex, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

William de Diss, rector of Denton, Norfolk, 1317: History of Norfolk.

Richard de Dysse, rector of Chatgrave, Norfolk, 1350: ibid.

Thomas Dysse, vicar of Necton, Norfolk, 1546: ibid.

1664. Baptised — Diana, d. Aaron Dyes: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

An old burgess family of Aberdeenshire who derived their name from the lands of Dyce in the parish of the same name. The first of the name recorded appears to have been John de Diss who was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1467 (NSCM., I, p. 16). Ranald Diss was a parishioner of Kinkell in 1473 (Inverurie, p. 122), and George Dyss was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1482 (NSCM., I, p. 30). Other old forms of the surname are Dyes and Dys. An account of the family in the Thanage of Fermartyn (p. 678—684). Alexander Dyce (1798—1869), Shakespearian scholar, and William Dyce (1806—1864), founder of the Pre-Raphaelite movement in the English school of painting are the best known.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic) belonging to Dyce (Aberdeen) [?Gael. deas, south] (English) 1 a variant of Diss, q.v.

2 Dye’s (Son): v. Dye.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. Anciently De Dyce or Diss, co. Norfolk. 2. A parish in Aberdeenshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Aberdeen. Or from the Dutch, Deis, Duijs; from the Flemish, Duys; a personal name.

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

Dyce Last Name Facts

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

Dyce is found most frequently in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dyce click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dyce? popularity and diffusion

It is the 195,730th most common surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,400,628 people. Dyce is mostly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Dyce reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 559,024th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 254 people.

It is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 718 people, or 1 in 504,817. In The United States it is most prevalent in: New York, where 20 percent live, Florida, where 17 percent live and Tennessee, where 12 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 23 countries. It also occurs in Jamaica, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 12 percent live.

Dyce Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dyce has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dyce last name grew 3,419 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 208 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it grew 943 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 90 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dyce Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Dyce surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Dyce are 7.52% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.29% being registered with the party.

The amount Dyce earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 60.88% more than the national average, earning R 382,320 per year; in United States they earn 0.95% more than the national average, earning $43,561 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.64% less than the national average, earning $49,365 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dyche891,976/
Dycke89403/
Dycer89252/
Deyce89130/
Doyce89101/
Dayce8998/
Dycee893/
Dyces892/
Dhyce891/
Dyches801,644/
Dytche8024/
Dycher8018/
Deyche804/
Doyche803/
Doycet803/
Deycke802/
Daycer802/
Daycee801/
Dyoche801/
Duycke800/
Dyke7516,222/
Dice755,398/
Dych75383/
Dece75305/
Dyse7570/
Dycz7536/
Dyca7521/
Dyze755/
Dīce752/
Dyxe751/
Dyci751/
Dycy751/
Deycher7330/
Doycher736/
Dychess735/
Dyscher734/
Doyches731/
Daycher731/
Duytche731/
Dhoeyce731/
Dicke674,441/
Deche674,228/
Diche672,525/
Decke67810/
Dicey67685/
Deych67642/
Decet67328/
Dicea67245/
Deces67187/
Doyscher67177/
Decea67156/
Duytsche67131/
Dayse67123/
Decee67111/
Daych67109/
Dicer67106/
Dyser6797/
Dytse6795/
Deyke6793/
Dayje6789/
Dykee6786/
Dykie6771/
Dicse6768/
Dytch6765/
Doych6757/
Decie6753/
Dicce6752/
Dycht6751/
Dycaj6749/
Dioce6746/
Diece6745/
Dyges6744/
Decer6742/
Deyse6741/
Dojce6740/
Dayke6734/
Deice6730/
Deece6726/
Dhyse6724/
Dysch6724/
Desce6722/
Daice6719/
Deace6717/
Doice6717/
Decce6717/
Duyse6715/
Dicet6715/
Dyose6714/
Däcke6714/
Dices6713/
Duych6711/
Däche6711/
Dizce6711/
Decei679/
Dyzer678/
Doyse678/
Deceu677/
Dayze677/
Dyjée677/
Dayca676/
Dikce676/
Duice675/
Dicie675/
Duyke675/
Dysse675/
Dysep674/
Decse674/
Decez674/
Dicze673/
Decep673/
Deced673/
Doyke672/
Doyshcer672/
Deyge672/
Decey672/
Dyjer672/
Dyoke672/
Dyque672/
Dyset672/
Décse672/
Dixce672/
Dicee671/
Deceh671/
Dygea671/
Dyger671/
Duyci671/
Dysie671/
Gyice671/
Disce671/
Dygeh671/
Deyze671/
Daycy671/
Dygge671/
Dykke671/
Dycca671/
Dycza671/
Dèche671/
Diceh671/
Deyca671/
Diqce671/
Doytcher671/
Dyzje671/
Dycsi671/
Deyci670/
Deyscher670/
Deeycker670/
Dygie670/
Decye670/
Dyget670/

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