Surnames

UK surnames beginning with D

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#	Surname	1881 count	Modern count
101	Darcy	1,089	3,329
102	Dye	1,929	3,120
103	Dempster	2,135	3,095
104	Dewhurst	3,553	3,088
105	Dykes	2,062	3,066
106	Davy	3,684	3,058
107	Dennison	2,314	3,027
108	Dawe	2,583	3,024
109	Derrick	1,675	3,015
110	Darlington	2,036	3,002
111	Dobbs	2,022	3,002
112	Drinkwater	2,949	2,990
113	Durkin	1,310	2,990
114	Dowson	1,637	2,979
115	Dias	67	2,965
116	Drysdale	2,559	2,965
117	Dance	2,400	2,964
118	Dexter	2,199	2,955
119	Dalby	2,426	2,884
120	Dakin	2,152	2,834
121	Dear	2,226	2,790
122	Dunford	1,810	2,749
123	Dodson	2,316	2,748
124	Dann	1,911	2,720
125	Doe	1,406	2,660
126	Desouza	7	2,586
127	Din	6	2,569
128	Dryden	1,817	2,557
129	Dhaliwal	0	2,459
130	Dell	1,760	2,451
131	Darbyshire	1,602	2,428
132	Das	10	2,414
133	Dearden	2,934	2,414
134	Dee	1,015	2,397
135	Duffin	1,130	2,393
136	Dsouza	0	2,388
137	Dickie	2,365	2,384
138	Dugdale	2,030	2,336
139	Duthie	1,621	2,296
140	Dolman	1,289	2,293
141	Doig	1,766	2,239
142	Dougan	720	2,220
143	Duckett	1,910	2,186
144	Dacosta	179	2,162
145	Dennett	1,295	2,155
146	Devereux	808	2,152
147	Dinsdale	1,551	2,146
148	Dodsworth	1,254	2,146
149	Dalziel	1,332	2,104
150	Dore	1,567	2,101
151	Dando	1,110	2,032
152	Dickenson	4,527	2,027
153	Dowd	945	2,021
154	Dunstan	1,694	2,003
155	Dare	1,297	1,975
156	Downer	1,127	1,967
157	Donaghy	310	1,964
158	Danks	1,310	1,943
159	Dowell	1,498	1,939
160	Denyer	1,218	1,932
161	Duxbury	2,014	1,900
162	Deeley	1,021	1,898
163	Denning	1,148	1,898
164	Denman	1,347	1,881
165	Deighton	1,494	1,879
166	Doolan	576	1,873
167	Douglass	1,911	1,870
168	Dicks	1,457	1,851
169	Dolby	1,119	1,848
170	Dave	37	1,827
171	Daw	2,033	1,804
172	Donohoe	414	1,795
173	Dey	148	1,773
174	Dymond	1,049	1,751
175	Dack	915	1,744
176	Desilva	57	1,739
177	Dart	1,362	1,735
178	Donkin	1,115	1,723
179	Devaney	373	1,717
180	Dalgleish	1,415	1,708
181	Duguid	1,011	1,700
182	Dunham	1,531	1,682
183	Draycott	1,000	1,668
184	Dunnett	911	1,652
185	Dallas	1,136	1,645
186	Dar	1	1,635
187	Digby	1,551	1,628
188	Dowsett	1,365	1,621
189	Dew	1,737	1,607
190	Dover	1,349	1,606
191	Dingwall	1,191	1,601
192	Desmond	549	1,597
193	Dimmock	1,096	1,594
194	Dring	1,338	1,594
195	Devi	1	1,591
196	Demetriou	0	1,589
197	Dewey	1,261	1,582
198	Dorman	964	1,557
199	Donohue	690	1,552
200	Dougherty	1,125	1,541