Surnames

UK surnames beginning with D

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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