Dyers Surname

201,090th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,074 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Dyers Surname Definition:

(English) One who dyed cloth.

Dyers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,8321:29,5733,801
United States1451:2,499,717152,655
England301:1,857,26974,552
Namibia271:89,2378,105
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Liberia51:881,70733,815
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England581:420,26524,785
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

Dyers Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who dyed cloth.

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

Dyers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dyers is found most frequently in South Africa. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dyers click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dyers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dyers is the 201,090th most common family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,513,764 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 90 percent of Dyers live; 90 percent live in Southern Africa and 90 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

It is most common in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,832 people, or 1 in 29,573. In South Africa Dyers is most numerous in: Western Cape, where 69 percent reside, North West, where 11 percent reside and Northern Cape, where 10 percent reside. Apart from South Africa this last name occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 7 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Dyers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dyers has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dyers last name expanded 201 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 48 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dyers Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Dyers last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dyers surname are 23.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70.37% registered with the party.

The amount Dyers earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 1.11% more than the national average, earning R 240,264 per year and in United States they earn 17.11% less than the national average, earning $35,766 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dayers9183/
Dyjers919/
Deyers914/
Doyers912/
Duyers910/
Deyjers831/
Diers805,095/
Dears80476/
Doers80168/
Deers80131/
Duers80115/
Deurs8022/
Daers802/
Deirs801/
Gyers801/
Djers801/
Dayrs800/
D'Heyers771/
D'Hayers771/
Dowers731,876/
Dawers73122/
Dierse7386/
Dhiers7374/
Ådjers7354/
Dierst7328/
Deurse737/
Djerse736/
Daiers732/
Dieers732/
Dehars731/
Dejers731/
Dejors731/
Duersh731/
Dayirs731/
Doyars731/
Doersh731/
Doerrs731/
Deyars730/
Deirst730/
Deihrs730/
Dearrs730/
Dearst730/
Deaers730/
Dayhersch710/
Diersch67303/
Doersch67271/
Duersch67265/
Daggers67232/
Dehairs67130/
Diggers6744/
Doggers6716/
Duggers6713/
Dijjers6713/
Dayarse6713/
Dauwers679/
Deursch677/
Deharsh672/
Dehiers671/
Deggers671/
Dearsch671/
Doowers671/
Dehirst670/

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