Dysart Surname

131,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,438 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Dysart Surname Definition:

From the town of Dysart in Fife. Walter and Gaffrid de Dysert are mentioned in an instrument of 1427 by Thomas Maule of Panmure (Panmure, II, p. 196). Michael Disard, "sacrista collegiate ecclesie Sancti Trinltatis prope Edinburgh," appears in 1527 (Soltre, p.

Read More About This Surname

Dysart Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,5251:143,54814,870
Canada3291:111,99311,960
New Zealand2161:20,9643,677
England1471:379,03426,619
Scotland731:73,3405,569
Northern Ireland621:29,7593,120
Australia561:482,06636,890
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Wales51:618,90625,852
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1331:33,3073,251
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland601:62,3873,880
England431:566,86929,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6631:75,7458,050

Dysart (32) may also be a first name.

Dysart Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the town of Dysart in Fife. Walter and Gaffrid de Dysert are mentioned in an instrument of 1427 by Thomas Maule of Panmure (Panmure, II, p. 196). Michael Disard, "sacrista collegiate ecclesie Sancti Trinltatis prope Edinburgh," appears in 1527 (Soltre, p. 208). Katherine Dysart, spouse of John Calve in Newburgh, 1560 (RMS., IV, 2326). John Dysart was admitted burgess of Aberdeen in 1569 (NSCM., I, p. 68).

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

(Celtic-Latin) Dweller at a Waste or a Hermitage [Gaelic and Irish disert; Latin desert-us, waste, deserted]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Gaelic.) Local. A parish in Fifeshire, Scotland; from Dia, God, and ard, high—the temple of the highest. Dysart was a place of ancient Druidical or Gaelic worship.

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

Dysart Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dysart is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dysart? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 131,485th most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,119,705 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Dysart reside; 65 percent reside in North America and 65 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,840,253rd most widespread first name internationally, borne by 32 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 2,525 people, or 1 in 143,548. In The United States it is most common in: Missouri, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 7 percent reside and North Carolina, where 5 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent reside and New Zealand, where 6 percent reside.

Dysart Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dysart has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 381 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 342 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 122 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dysart Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Presbyterian (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dysart surname are 14.5% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.27% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dysart earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.44% more than the national average, earning $44,202 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.54% less than the national average, earning $48,919 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dyshart921/
Dysairt920/
Dysar9157/
Duyshart8643/
Desart83701/
Dysarz83664/
Dysard83343/
Disart83185/
Duysar838/
Dyzart837/
Dysahr831/
Dysarp831/
Dysort831/
Dyszar831/
Dycart830/
Dessart772,529/
Discart77452/
Dishart77173/
Descart7756/
Dissart7722/
Desarte772/
Dyszarz772/
Deshart771/
Desarts771/
Daycart771/
Duysard771/
Desarth771/
Dyssarz771/
Detsart771/
Daysort770/
Desar735,306/
Disar7392/
Désar731/
Dysor731/
Dyjar731/
Dyzar730/
Desarthe71121/
Deyssard7120/
Dessarte7119/
Dessarts716/
Dysgaard714/
Disheart711/
Desshart710/
Disiar67957/
Desair67899/
Desear67810/
Desort67552/
Discar67438/
Desiar67392/
Desard67184/
Ddisar67166/
Daysor67122/
Disarz67116/
Descar6790/
Deshar6775/
Dehsar6772/
Dessarthe6766/
Douyssard6762/
Desare6746/
Disare6734/
Decart6732/
Desaur6725/
Dezart6722/
Dhisar6720/
Dessar6719/
Dayzar6716/
Desaar6715/
Dhesar6711/
Daisar677/
Daycar676/
Duijshart676/
Dishar676/
Deysor675/
Deisar675/
Dissar675/
Dyzarz673/
Desarr672/
Dicart672/
Disair671/
Disort671/
Dizsar671/
Duyzar671/
Disard671/
Desarp671/
Dysorz671/
Désard671/
Dézart671/
Detsar671/
Desgar671/
Desjar671/
Deyjar671/
Diosar671/
Doisar671/
Dyzard670/
Deusar670/
Dizart670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dysart
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis