Find out how popular the last name Dewberry is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Dewberry.

Dewberry, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Dewberry surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dewberry in America

Dewberry is the 8361st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dewberry surname appeared 3,960 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Dewberry.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dewberry to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Dewberry

The surname Dewberry is of English origin and can be traced back to the late 13th century. It is derived from the Old English words "deaw" meaning dew and "berian" meaning berry, suggesting a connection to a place where dewberries, a type of wild blackberry, were found in abundance.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire in 1275, where a William Dewbery is mentioned. This suggests that the name may have originated in the West Midlands region of England.

During the medieval period, surnames were often derived from occupations, locations, or physical characteristics. In the case of Dewberry, it is likely that the name was initially given as a descriptive surname to someone who lived near a place where dewberries grew in profusion.

In the Hundred Rolls of 1273, there is a reference to a place called "Dewebrigge" in Gloucestershire, which may have been the origin of the surname for some families.

Some notable individuals with the surname Dewberry include:

1. Thomas Dewberry (c. 1600-1673), an English Quaker minister and one of the earliest proponents of the Quaker movement.
2. John Dewberry (1693-1783), a British naval officer who served in the Royal Navy during the 18th century.
3. William Dewberry (1836-1906), an English cricketer who played for Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club in the 19th century.
4. Clarence Dewberry (1899-1979), an American blues musician and songwriter from Mississippi.
5. Harriet Dewberry (1858-1932), an American educator and activist who played a significant role in the women's suffrage movement in Virginia.

Over the centuries, variations in spelling emerged, including Dewbery, Dewbery, and Dewbury. Additionally, the name may have been influenced by place names such as Dewsbury, a town in West Yorkshire, England, which could have contributed to its evolution and geographical distribution.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dewberry

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Dewberry.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Dewberry was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Dewberry has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Dewberry was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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