Dire Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dire Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dire family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 5
Coal Heaver 1
Factory Operatire Cotton 1
Clerk 1
Dock Labourer 1
Seamstress 1
Messenger 1
Agricultural Labourer 1
Dress Maker 1
Pauper 1
Farmer 1
Fisherman 1
Straw Plaitter 1

Dire Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dear 25% 16,821
2 Dore 75% 11,916
3 Dare 75% 10,751
4 Deer 25% 3,890
5 Adair 40% 2,426
6 Deere 60% 1,349
7 Deare 60% 1,254
8 Door 25% 1,080
9 Doar 25% 1,066
10 Doore 60% 778
11 Doree 60% 583
12 Dier 50% 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 80% 236
20 Eader 20% 221
21 Eder 25% 212
22 Dair 50% 211
23 Daur 25% 199
24 Duroe 60% 167
25 Duer 25% 163
26 Adare 60% 154
27 Audoire 57% 119
28 Dire 100% 113
29 Daer 25% 109
30 Ader 25% 108
31 Darie 60% 106
32 Dere 75% 106
33 Daere 60% 102

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The surname Dire is the 28th most popular variant of Dear.

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