Surnames
UK surnames beginning with D
Browse UK surnames from the 1881 census and modern surname records. Surname pages show counts, origin facts, historical distribution, maps, first-name pairings and census detail.
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| # | Surname | 1881 count | Modern count |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davies | 152,295 | 218,077 |
| 2 | Davis | 65,757 | 76,919 |
| 3 | Dixon | 32,795 | 46,180 |
| 4 | Day | 27,843 | 38,492 |
| 5 | Dawson | 32,910 | 38,167 |
| 6 | Davidson | 25,224 | 35,401 |
| 7 | Dunn | 24,868 | 33,999 |
| 8 | Dean | 20,763 | 29,014 |
| 9 | Duncan | 20,521 | 28,337 |
| 10 | Douglas | 14,546 | 25,979 |
| 11 | Doyle | 7,258 | 23,813 |
| 12 | Duffy | 6,593 | 19,743 |
| 13 | Dickinson | 12,771 | 18,120 |
| 14 | Dale | 12,648 | 17,709 |
| 15 | Davison | 10,683 | 17,621 |
| 16 | Daniels | 9,394 | 17,275 |
| 17 | Dobson | 13,189 | 16,977 |
| 18 | Davey | 12,184 | 16,807 |
| 19 | Donnelly | 3,764 | 16,378 |
| 20 | Dodd | 12,112 | 15,750 |
| 21 | Dyer | 11,556 | 15,595 |
| 22 | Doherty | 2,460 | 15,508 |
| 23 | Dickson | 11,181 | 15,252 |
| 24 | Dennis | 8,835 | 13,902 |
| 25 | Daly | 2,957 | 13,070 |
| 26 | Donaldson | 8,554 | 12,937 |
| 27 | Docherty | 4,467 | 12,207 |
| 28 | Dalton | 6,850 | 10,836 |
| 29 | Drew | 7,882 | 10,165 |
| 30 | Draper | 7,044 | 9,720 |
| 31 | Daniel | 6,608 | 9,467 |
| 32 | Dodds | 6,346 | 9,394 |
| 33 | Dyson | 9,699 | 9,249 |
| 34 | Drake | 8,707 | 9,149 |
| 35 | Dutton | 6,772 | 8,604 |
| 36 | Dunne | 977 | 8,522 |
| 37 | Drummond | 5,944 | 8,448 |
| 38 | Devine | 3,003 | 8,247 |
| 39 | Devlin | 2,454 | 8,207 |
| 40 | Darby | 4,806 | 8,144 |
| 41 | Davenport | 5,670 | 8,117 |
| 42 | Donovan | 4,702 | 7,796 |
| 43 | Denton | 5,488 | 7,781 |
| 44 | Downes | 3,702 | 7,758 |
| 45 | Donald | 6,074 | 7,749 |
| 46 | Dolan | 2,611 | 7,371 |
| 47 | Dent | 5,714 | 7,359 |
| 48 | Delaney | 1,916 | 7,323 |
| 49 | David | 3,083 | 7,137 |
| 50 | Drury | 4,744 | 7,129 |
| 51 | Daley | 3,526 | 7,096 |
| 52 | Deakin | 4,149 | 7,043 |
| 53 | Duff | 5,333 | 7,023 |
| 54 | Dudley | 4,479 | 7,008 |
| 55 | Deacon | 5,089 | 7,003 |
| 56 | Dillon | 2,948 | 6,992 |
| 57 | Doran | 2,461 | 6,927 |
| 58 | Duggan | 2,200 | 6,661 |
| 59 | Downing | 5,199 | 6,533 |
| 60 | Dick | 6,686 | 6,497 |
| 61 | Dowling | 3,300 | 6,450 |
| 62 | Dawes | 4,081 | 6,409 |
| 63 | Dunlop | 4,816 | 6,372 |
| 64 | Driver | 5,553 | 6,045 |
| 65 | Durrant | 4,676 | 5,994 |
| 66 | Dempsey | 1,883 | 5,912 |
| 67 | Downie | 3,521 | 5,492 |
| 68 | Dhillon | 0 | 5,378 |
| 69 | Dunbar | 3,446 | 5,360 |
| 70 | Doughty | 3,807 | 5,307 |
| 71 | Downs | 5,327 | 5,090 |
| 72 | Duke | 3,407 | 4,903 |
| 73 | Dickens | 3,134 | 4,828 |
| 74 | Dwyer | 1,656 | 4,808 |
| 75 | Dewar | 3,922 | 4,627 |
| 76 | Duckworth | 5,788 | 4,518 |
| 77 | Driscoll | 3,305 | 4,424 |
| 78 | Derbyshire | 3,118 | 4,405 |
| 79 | Dove | 3,432 | 4,353 |
| 80 | Dawkins | 2,164 | 4,260 |
| 81 | Desai | 1 | 4,176 |
| 82 | Dunning | 2,542 | 4,111 |
| 83 | Dooley | 1,845 | 4,072 |
| 84 | Downey | 2,112 | 4,070 |
| 85 | Dasilva | 35 | 4,015 |
| 86 | Down | 3,554 | 3,944 |
| 87 | Diamond | 1,389 | 3,930 |
| 88 | Durham | 2,576 | 3,928 |
| 89 | Dunkley | 2,382 | 3,877 |
| 90 | Donoghue | 993 | 3,850 |
| 91 | Dix | 2,962 | 3,731 |
| 92 | Dow | 892 | 3,715 |
| 93 | Dyke | 2,954 | 3,675 |
| 94 | Deane | 2,516 | 3,639 |
| 95 | Davie | 2,771 | 3,612 |
| 96 | Duffield | 2,592 | 3,591 |
| 97 | Denny | 2,519 | 3,566 |
| 98 | Denham | 2,637 | 3,502 |
| 99 | Deans | 2,038 | 3,405 |
| 100 | Darling | 2,873 | 3,336 |