Deer Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Deer Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Deer family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 74
Labourer 12
General Servant 6
Dress Maker 6
Baker 6
Domestic Servant 5
House Keeper 5
Laundress 5
Shoe Maker 5
Carpenter 4
Servant 4
Agricultural Labourer 4
Blacksmith 3
Son Of Above 3
Housemaid 3
Dressmaker 3
Private Army 2
Engine Driver 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Needlewoman 2
Collier 2
Labourer Wife 2
Milliner 2
No Occupation 2
Gun Stoker Employing 1 Boy 2

Deer Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dear 75% 16,821
2 Dore 25% 11,916
3 Dare 25% 10,751
4 Deer 100% 3,890
5 Adair 40% 2,426
6 Deere 80% 1,349
7 Deare 60% 1,254
8 Door 50% 1,080
9 Doar 50% 1,066
10 Doore 40% 778
11 Doree 40% 583
12 Dier 75% 520
13 Durr 50% 503
14 Doer 75% 342
15 Dure 25% 334
16 Daire 40% 285
17 Dora 25% 251
18 Duro 25% 246
19 Durie 20% 242
20 Deire 60% 236
21 Eader 40% 221
22 Eder 50% 212
23 Dair 50% 211
24 Daur 50% 199
25 Duroe 20% 167
26 Duer 75% 163
27 Adare 20% 154
28 Audoire 29% 119
29 Dire 25% 113
30 Daer 75% 109
31 Ader 50% 108
32 Darie 20% 106
33 Dere 50% 106
34 Daere 60% 102

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The surname Deer is the 4th most popular variant of Dear.

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