Dyker Surname

646,966th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 468 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Scotland

Dyker Surname Definition:

From the occupation, Old English dicere, a digger, from dician, to make a dyke or bank. This surname is not common and is mainly confined to the northeast. Robert Diker de Elgin was juror on an inquisition concerning the king's garden there in 1261 (APS.

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Dyker Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada1291:285,62526,641
South Africa651:833,50355,653
Scotland591:90,7436,412
United States491:7,397,121336,459
England411:1,358,97760,528
Australia401:674,89346,030
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Poland301:1,266,95880,461
Ukraine81:5,690,337241,823
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland591:63,4443,911
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Dyker Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the occupation, Old English dicere, a digger, from dician, to make a dyke or bank. This surname is not common and is mainly confined to the northeast. Robert Diker de Elgin was juror on an inquisition concerning the king's garden there in 1261 (APS., I, p. 99 red). James Dyker was admitted burgess of Glasgow gratis in 1631 (Burgesses), and four brothers named Dyker from Ythan Wells served in the first Great War (Turriff).

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

DYKAR, Dyker: From the occupation, Old English dicere, a digger, from dician, to make a dyke or bank. This surname is not common and is mainly confined to the northeast. Robert Diker de Elgin was juror on an inquisition concerning the king's garden there in 1261 (APS., I, p. 99 red). James Dyker was admitted burgess of Glasgow gratis in 1631 (Burgesses), and four brothers named Dyker from Ythan Wells served in the first Great War (Turriff).

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

Digger: all much the same—the man who attended to the dykes. The surname Digges may come from this or from Digory; but Dykes is certanly hence, as also Ditcher.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

User-submitted Reference

A occupational surname derived from the Old English dicere, from dician, meaning to make a dyke or bank. Refers to a person who originally made a living building dykes or stone walls. Earliest references: (i) Robert Diker, 1261, Elgin, Scotland, (ii) Agnes le Dycher, 1354, Cheshire, England.

- msd09

Dyker Last Name Facts

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

Dyker (Russian: Дыкер) occurs most in Canada. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dyker? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 646,966th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 15,571,679 people. The surname Dyker occurs mostly in Europe, where 38 percent of Dyker live; 35 percent live in North America and 35 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Dyker is most prevalent in Canada, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 285,625. In Canada Dyker is most prevalent in: Manitoba, where 43 percent reside, Saskatchewan, where 29 percent reside and New Brunswick, where 18 percent reside. Outside of Canada this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 14 percent reside and Scotland, where 13 percent reside.

Dyker Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dyker has changed through the years. In The United States it increased 175 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,025 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dyker Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dyker are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

The amount Dyker earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 24.03% less than the national average, earning R 180,540 per year; in United States they earn 33.28% more than the national average, earning $57,511 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.65% less than the national average, earning $47,371 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dykier91585/
Duyker91154/
Dayker91132/
Dykert9173/
Dycker9161/
Doyker9127/
Dyoker9121/
Deyker912/
Dykker912/
Dykr891/
Duysker8327/
Dyckert832/
Dyckier831/
Diker809,699/
Deker80846/
Dycer80252/
Dykre807/
Deeycker770/
Decker73126,674/
Dekker7341,753/
Dicker737,259/
Duiker734,640/
Dieker731,927/
Daiker731,004/
Dikker73550/
Deuker73454/
Dekert73366/
Dijker73345/
Deeker73255/
Deaker73172/
Dekher73165/
Deiker73148/
Dikert73138/
Dekier7389/
Dekere7371/
Digker7364/
Dikere7351/
Dioker7325/
Dycher7318/
Däcker7312/
Dekerr738/
Doiker737/
Dekcer736/
Dajker735/
Dikeir735/
Detker734/
Dekear734/
Dekeer733/
Dedker732/
Dezker732/
Décker732/
Daycer732/
Dikear731/
Ditker731/
Dheker731/
Degker731/
Dykjær731/
Dikier731/
Dekeir731/
Dekeur731/
Deckker671,026/
Dekkert67296/
Duijker67163/
Deucker67143/
Diecker67119/
Dekhert6756/
Dekr6743/
Deycher6730/
Deicker6728/
Dijcker6722/
Deckeur6720/
Deatker6717/
Deskere6717/
Deikert6716/
Deesker6716/
Deecker6710/
Deckere679/
Detkerd679/
Daicker677/
Doycher676/
Dijkert676/
Dettker674/
Diskert674/
Duicker674/
Dikkert673/
Dickerd673/
Daikere673/
Descker672/
Dhekere672/
Deckerr672/
Dikr672/
Deekerd672/
Dejkert672/
Dickerr671/
Dedcker671/
Deekert671/
Deitker671/
Dekeerd671/
Deakert671/
Deccker671/
Deckear671/
Deckeer671/
Deacker671/
Dickere671/
Decr671/
Ditkert671/
Deijker671/
Ddekere671/
Daycher671/
Deckier671/
Dekkere671/
Dekkker671/
Diekier671/
Detkert671/
Dyqr671/
Dejkerd671/
Deckerz671/
Didkerd671/
Discker670/
Deukker670/

Dyker Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dyker in the Russian language
Дыкерdyker-

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