Dayer Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dayer Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dayer family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 80
General Labourer 11
Domestic Servant 8
Coal Miner 7
Laundress 7
Assistant 6
Living On The Own Means 6
Dress Maker 5
Tailor 4
General Servant 4
Living On Her Own Means 4
Carman 4
Domestic General Servant 3
Labourer 3
Shop Porter 3
Living On Own Means 2
Bookfolder 2
Bricklayer 2
Coachman 2
Cook 2
Draper Assistant 2
General Laborer 2
House Painter 2
Postman 2
Printer 2

Dayer Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dyer 80% 81,923
2 Dayer 100% 2,287
3 Dawer 80% 593
4 Duyer 80% 420
5 Dyre 40% 409
6 Dyar 60% 239
7 Doyer 80% 145

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The surname Dayer is the 2nd most popular variant of Dyer.

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