Dysart Surname
Approximately 3,438 people bear this surname
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 SurnameDysart Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,525 | 1:143,548 | 14,870 |
| Canada | 329 | 1:111,993 | 11,960 |
| New Zealand | 216 | 1:20,964 | 3,677 |
| England | 147 | 1:379,034 | 26,619 |
| Scotland | 73 | 1:73,340 | 5,569 |
| Northern Ireland | 62 | 1:29,759 | 3,120 |
| Australia | 56 | 1:482,066 | 36,890 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Wales | 5 | 1:618,906 | 25,852 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 133 | 1:33,307 | 3,251 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 60 | 1:62,387 | 3,880 |
| England | 43 | 1:566,869 | 29,432 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 663 | 1:75,745 | 8,050 |
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).
(Celtic-Latin) Dweller at a Waste or a Hermitage [Gaelic and Irish disert; Latin desert-us, waste, deserted]
(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.
Dysart Demographics
Average Male Dysart Height
177.71 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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.
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