Dye Surname

13,127th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 42,705 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Dye Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dionisia,' from the nick. Dye, whence diminutive Dyet (which see) and patronymic Dyson (q.v).

Robertus Dy, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus Dei (sic), ibid.

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Dye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States35,0551:10,3401,260
England4,0621:13,7172,031
Australia8731:30,9234,113
Canada5961:61,8217,233
Uzbekistan3651:84,7376,470
France3401:195,36130,392
New Zealand3201:14,1512,467
South Africa2671:202,91321,677
Scotland2081:25,7402,803
Thailand1391:508,19088,691
Nigeria631:2,811,79089,258
Guernsey441:1,465311
Wales311:99,8247,946
Ivory Coast301:769,04120,891
Northern Ireland281:65,8944,901
India231:33,350,669396,143
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Norway221:233,74025,571
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
China181:75,962,3094,162
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Guam81:20,0153,029
United States Virgin Islands81:13,7971,930
Uganda81:4,879,910106,546
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Haiti51:2,136,78115,037
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Liberia51:881,70733,815
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Grenada21:54,2681,538
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Malta11:430,2723,380
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,9291:12,6361,907
Scotland571:65,6703,971
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,2891:7,9851,024

The alternate forms: Dyé (2) are calculated separately.

Dye (319) may also be a first name.

Dye Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dionisia,' from the nick. Dye, whence diminutive Dyet (which see) and patronymic Dyson (q.v).

Robertus Dy, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Willelmus Dei (sic), ibid.

1803. Married — Robert Dye and Elizabeth Treby: St. George, Hanover Square.

1860. — Richard Dye and Ann Read: ibid.

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

Abbrev. 1 of Dionysius, m., or Dionysia, from: v. Dennis 1.

2 of Diana, the Italian Goddess.

3 (later) of David, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Dye, a pet form of Dionysus (Greek god of wine).

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

From the German, Thei; a personal name.$

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

The Norfolk family of Dye may find an explanation of its name in the existence during the reign of Charles I. of Mr. D'Eye of Eye in Suffolk. The ancient family of D'eye of Scoulton, Norfolk, claimed a descent of 300 years. Deye was once a common old Norfolk name, but it is now scarce. We find the name of Dye in Bucks in the time of Edward I. (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Dye Last Name Facts

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

Dye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻱ) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Dyé. Click here to see other possible spellings of Dye.

How Common Is The Last Name Dye? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 13,127th most prevalent surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 170,649 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Dye are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Dye is also the 491,536th most prevalent first name on earth, held by 319 people.

The last name Dye is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 35,055 people, or 1 in 10,340. In The United States it is most numerous in: Georgia, where 7 percent reside, Ohio, where 7 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 78 countries. It is also common in England, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Dye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dye has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dye surname expanded 557 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 211 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 365 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 775 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dye last name are 16.62% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 63.39% registered with the party.

The amount Dye earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 11.49% more than the national average, earning 385,840 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 66.41% more than the national average, earning R 395,460 per year; in United States they earn 2.21% less than the national average, earning $42,194 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.03% more than the national average, earning $51,186 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dyé892/
Dyer86109,367/
Daye8613,929/
Doye8610,010/
Deye865,425/
Diye86992/
Dyet86659/
Dyes86593/
Dyeh86501/
Duye86277/
Dyea8685/
Dyee8655/
Dèye8614/
Dyed866/
Dyey864/
Djye863/
Dhye863/
Dyie863/
Dyez862/
Hdye861/
Dyep861/
Dyoe861/
Dyhe860/
Dieye7558,821/
Dyess754,353/
Dayeh752,955/
Dyett751,191/
Dhaye751,099/
Dayes751,018/
Dehye75871/
Dayie75664/
Dayez75534/
Dayet75479/
Dahye75429/
Douye75407/
Dhoye75402/
Dayee75334/
Deyes75275/
Doyet75267/
Dhiye75258/
Daiye75176/
Duyet75143/
Deiye75124/
Diyeh75112/
Deyie7595/
Deyet7592/
Dayje7589/
Diyez7584/
Diyed7583/
Duyeh7575/
Doyee7570/
Dhuye7560/
Diyes7557/
Dauye7554/
Deyeh7553/
Dayed7547/
Doyez7544/
D'eye7534/
Doyes7530/
Deyee7530/
Dayep7528/
Dayhe7526/
Doyed7520/
Duoye7517/
Doiye7517/
Dyeij7516/
Doyie7513/
Diyep7513/
Hdaye759/
Dyerr759/
Dohye759/
Dyher758/
Dooye757/
Tdeye757/
Dyjée757/
Diyet757/
Doyeh756/
Dyieh756/
Dyedh756/
Daïye756/
Dayye755/
Hdyer754/
Hdiye754/
Deyye753/
Deyhe753/
Dyies753/
Dyest753/
Dheye753/
Deyez753/
Deuye753/
Daaye753/
Dhyey752/
Dhyer752/
Diyae752/
Diyee752/
Deyed752/
Deeye751/
Ddaye751/
Dyhes751/
Doyhe751/
Duyes751/
Diyoe751/
D'Yee751/
D'Yer751/
Dygge751/
Deyep751/
Dijye751/
Doyep751/
Doy'e751/
Duhye751/
Dyoye751/
Dyyoe751/
Dyhee750/
Dyehe750/
Dygie750/
Dey67842,868/
Dei67594,552/
Day67264,068/
Duy67167,236/
Doe6787,460/
Dje6763,982/
Dee6743,248/
Die6724,779/
Deu6715,250/
Due6714,024/
Dea6713,620/
Dahaye674,349/
Doy673,399/
Dae673,256/
Dej671,363/
Deé67112/
Doyiee6764/
D'Hoye6748/
Dayyeh6745/
Deyett6745/
Dayett6739/
Djy6739/
Deeyee6732/
Douyez6725/
Dge6723/
Dée6723/
Dhayje6720/
Dooyes6719/
H'Daye6717/
Diyahe6715/
Daheye6715/
Dhayed6714/
Dayedt6712/
Dayahe677/
Dayies677/
D'Heye677/
Dhaiye676/
Díe676/
Dayiee675/
Daiyee674/
Deeyae674/
Douyet674/
Dyj674/
Dayesh673/
Douyep673/
Duyhie673/
Deyahe672/
Dayije672/
Daiyeh672/
Dayehe672/
Dohyeh672/
D'Aiye672/
Dhuyet672/
Diyesh671/
Diyess671/
Dhuyye671/
Deyess671/
Deyeth671/
Dhayee671/
Dheiye671/
Daaiye671/
Daiyed671/
Dayyed671/
Duoyee671/
Dyaije671/
Deiyee671/
Douyee671/
Dayieh671/
Deyeeh671/
Deiyeh671/
Dooyeh671/
Deyier671/
Hdayed671/
Geedye671/
Diyehe671/
Dayech671/
Dayiea671/
Daiyer671/
Daiyez671/
D'Haye671/
D'Hyer671/
Dèy671/
Déy671/
Duyier671/
Deá671/
Dhahye671/
Dhayie671/
Dhoeye671/
Duhyeh671/
Dhiyae671/
Doyier670/
Duyett670/

Dye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﻱaldy42.86
ﺩﻱdy28.57
ﺁﺩﻯady14.29
ﺩﻳﻪdyh14.29

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