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There are approximately 7,757 people named Dwyer in the UK. That makes it the 1,394th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 123 are named Dwyer.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Occupational Name

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The Dwyer surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

DWYER. Said to be the Gaelic do-ire, a woody uncultivated place. Arthur.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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