Derwent Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Derwent Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Derwent family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 19
Child Of Clerk 4
Farm Labourer 3
Milliner 3
Farmers Daughter 3
General Servant Domestic 1
Ironer 1
Seaman 1
Assistant Fish Hawker 1
Brass Core Maker 1
Chapel Keeper 1
Chapel Keeper's Wife 1
Cotton Box Tenter 1
Cotton Piecer 1
Cotton Scavenger 1
Eating House Keeper 1
General Labourer 1
Grocer 1
Minder Cotton Mill 1
Waiter 1
Store Keeper Factory Labourer 1
Solicitor 1
Coal Fitter Labourer 1
Cow Keeper 1
Boiler Maker & Plater 1

Derwent Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Darwent 86% 1,839
2 Derwent 100% 963

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The surname Derwent is the 2nd most popular variant of Darwent.

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