Dyson Surname
Approximately 38,998 people bear this surname
Dyson Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dionisia,' from the nick. Dy or Dye, whence the patronymic Dyson. Almost all our Dysons hail from Yorkshire, where the font-name had a popularity second only to those of Matilda and Isabel.
Read More About This SurnameDyson Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 16,712 | 1:21,689 | 2,733 |
| England | 12,755 | 1:4,368 | 593 |
| Australia | 5,055 | 1:5,340 | 771 |
| Canada | 1,324 | 1:27,829 | 3,688 |
| South Africa | 840 | 1:64,497 | 8,107 |
| New Zealand | 507 | 1:8,932 | 1,540 |
| Malawi | 317 | 1:54,003 | 7,526 |
| Wales | 275 | 1:11,253 | 1,251 |
| Scotland | 239 | 1:22,401 | 2,544 |
| Tanzania | 101 | 1:524,174 | 34,222 |
| France | 89 | 1:746,323 | 92,306 |
| Thailand | 64 | 1:1,103,724 | 164,273 |
| Portugal | 57 | 1:182,776 | 7,697 |
| Spain | 56 | 1:834,858 | 33,799 |
| Northern Ireland | 56 | 1:32,947 | 3,302 |
| Mauritius | 55 | 1:23,517 | 4,778 |
| India | 44 | 1:17,433,304 | 271,013 |
| United Arab Emirates | 41 | 1:223,470 | 15,418 |
| Germany | 38 | 1:2,118,565 | 113,742 |
| Syria | 30 | 1:643,367 | 5,706 |
| Ireland | 27 | 1:174,405 | 7,679 |
| Isle of Man | 22 | 1:3,901 | 846 |
| Switzerland | 21 | 1:391,091 | 29,271 |
| Israel | 21 | 1:407,506 | 32,346 |
| Jersey | 20 | 1:4,960 | 981 |
| Netherlands | 19 | 1:888,799 | 62,169 |
| Russia | 18 | 1:8,006,836 | 292,169 |
| Austria | 15 | 1:567,696 | 52,281 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Norway | 15 | 1:342,819 | 32,589 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Sweden | 9 | 1:1,094,084 | 81,336 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Guernsey | 4 | 1:16,110 | 1,225 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Ethiopia | 2 | 1:48,773,131 | 29,601 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9,649 | 1:2,526 | 363 |
| Scotland | 37 | 1:101,168 | 5,037 |
| Wales | 34 | 1:46,130 | 2,397 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:6,485 | 1,119 |
| Isle of Man | 2 | 1:27,135 | 1,659 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,190 | 1:22,931 | 2,876 |
The alternate forms: Dysoń (1) are calculated separately.
Dyson (11,343) may also be a first name.
Dyson 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. Dy or Dye, whence the patronymic Dyson. Almost all our Dysons hail from Yorkshire, where the font-name had a popularity second only to those of Matilda and Isabel. Of course Dionisius, the masculine form, was not unknown, and for a time Denny and Dennis were the common property of both sexes; v. Dye, Dyet, and Dennis, for other forms. I only furnish two or three instances from the Poll Tax (1379); but they abound.
Johannes Dison, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Dison, 1379: ibid.
Dionisia uxor Thome Dison, 1379: ibid.
1688. Married — Thomas Dyeson and Elizabeth Cox: St. Peter, Cornhill.
Dye’s Son: v. Dye.
“Son of Dionysios” in Old English.
(English) The son of Dy or Dye, pet forms of Dionysus (Grecian god of wine).
A form of Tyson or Tesson. See Percy.
Dyson is a name now numerous in the Huddersfield district. It was well established in the parish of Ecclesfield during the reign of Elizabeth (Ga.).
Dyson Demographics
Dyson Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Dyson Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dyson Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dyson (Arabic: ديسون, Hindi: डायसन, Marathi: डायसन) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Dysoń. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dyson? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 14,294th most commonly occurring family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 186,870 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Dyson are found; 43 percent are found in North America and 43 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Dyson is also the 56,304th most prevalent given name globally It is held by 11,343 people.
The last name Dyson is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 16,712 people, or 1 in 21,689. In The United States it is most numerous in: Maryland, where 12 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and North Carolina, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States Dyson exists in 89 countries. It is also found in England, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.
Dyson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Dyson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dyson surname rose 763 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 132 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 809 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 646 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 540 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Dyson Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Anglican (60%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Dyson surname are 8.35% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 55.12% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Dyson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 133.37% more than the national average, earning 807,653 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 9.65% less than the national average, earning R 214,704 per year; in United States they earn 4.59% less than the national average, earning $41,168 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.37% less than the national average, earning $49,499 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dyson Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dyson in the Hindi language | ||
| डायसन | dayasana | - |
| Dyson in the Marathi language | ||
| डायसन | dayasana | - |
| Dyson in the Arabic language | ||
| ديسون | dyswn | - |
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