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
Commercial Clerk 4
Clerk 3
Cook Domestic 3
General Labourer 3
General Servant Domestic 3
Agricultural Labourer 3
Accountants Clerk 2
Boot Maker 2
Domestic Servant 2
House Keeper 2
House Maid Domestic 2
Laundress 2
Solicitor Clerk 2
Cotton Weaver 2
Dock Labourer 2
Silk Winder Weaver 2
Commission Agent 1
Companion To Domestic 1
Deal Packer Dock 1
Electrical Engineer 1
Florists Assistant 1
Governess School 1
Hammerman 1
House Dealer 1
Hawker & Common Lodging House Keeper 1

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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