Dare Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Discover how your Dare ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.

Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 1
Buckinghamshire 0
Berkshire 2
Cambridgeshire 16
Channel Islands 22
Cheshire 22
Cornwall 9
Cumberland 4
Derbyshire 5
Devon 208
Dorset 59
Durham 0
Essex 23
Gloucestershire 21
Hampshire 13
Herefordshire 1
Hertfordshire 4
Huntingdonshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 2
Lancashire 8
Leicestershire 21
Lincolnshire 2
London 187
Middlesex 10
Northumberland 0
Norfolk 0
Northamptonshire 1
Nottinghamshire 4
Oxfordshire 1
Rutland 0
Shropshire 2
Suffolk 32
Somerset 165
Surrey 19
Sussex 9
Staffordshire 0
Warwickshire 21
Westmorland 2
Wiltshire 10
Worcestershire 0
Yorkshire 0

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 15
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 4
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0

Dare Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dare family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 113
Agricultural Labourer 33
House Servant 24
Labourer 13
Annuitant 11
Servant 10
Lace Maker 10
Farm Labourer 9
At Home 9
Miller 8
Agricultural Laourer 8
Baker 7
Dress Maker 7
General Servant 7
Laundress 7
Miller's Assistant 6
Scholar At Home 5
Butcher 5
Pauper 5
Railway Labourer 5
Blacksmith 4
Cook 4
Silk Weaver 4
Nurse 4
Tailor 4

Most Frequent Forenames for Dare

Name Census Frequency
William Dare 657
Mary Dare 643
John Dare 614
Elizabeth Dare 468
George Dare 360
Sarah Dare 333
James Dare 323
Thomas Dare 264
Charles Dare 257
Henry Dare 219
Eliza Dare 190
Jane Dare 173
Ellen Dare 170
Ann Dare 169
Emma Dare 152
Annie Dare 144
Emily Dare 143
Frederick Dare 139
Joseph Dare 138
Robert Dare 131
Edward Dare 127
Alice Dare 125
Samuel Dare 123
Alfred Dare 120
Arthur Dare 107

Dare Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dear 50% 16,821
2 Dore 75% 11,916
3 Dare 100% 10,751
4 Deer 25% 3,890
5 Adair 40% 2,426
6 Deere 60% 1,349
7 Deare 80% 1,254
8 Door 25% 1,080
9 Doar 50% 1,066
10 Doore 60% 778
11 Doree 60% 583
12 Dier 25% 520
13 Doer 25% 342
14 Dure 75% 334
15 Daire 80% 285
16 Dora 50% 251
17 Duro 50% 246
18 Durie 60% 242
19 Deire 60% 236
20 Eader 40% 221
21 Eder 25% 212
22 Dair 50% 211
23 Daur 50% 199
24 Duroe 60% 167
25 Duer 25% 163
26 Adare 80% 154
27 Audoire 43% 119
28 Dire 75% 113
29 Daer 50% 109
30 Ader 25% 108
31 Darie 80% 106
32 Dere 75% 106
33 Daere 80% 102

Did you know?

The surname Dare is the 3rd most popular variant of Dear.

Search for the Dare family