Dash is used as a family name or surname in England. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Dash
No. of characters: 4
Origin: England
Meaning:

Possibly from De Ash, a local name.

How popular is Dash?

Dash is common in India, Bangladesh, United States, Mongolia, Iran, Egypt, England, Israel, United Arab Emirates, Canada, Australia, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, Ukraine, Kuwait, Qatar, Russia, Bahrain, Yemen, Hong Kong, Singapore, Wales, Oman, Guyana.

Dash is ranked 1682 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Dashs grew by 19.22 per cent to 3828 since 2000 and ranked 8599 after elevating 722 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 43.5 50.45
Black 34.64 36.66
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 14.55 6.57
Hispanic or Latino 3.66 2.77
Others 2.46 2.62
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2 0.93
Dash is quite popular family name mostly used in India however Mongolia is ahead in terms of density. Around 326873 people have been found who wears Dash as their family name. Dash is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Dash:
283 India271,908
Countries with ten thousands of Dash:
420 Bangladesh34,695
Countries with thousands of Dash:
7,646 United States5,531
148 Mongolia3,433
4,950 Iran1,785
6,238 Egypt1,373
6,634 England1,022
Countries with hundreds of Dash:
1,478 Israel887
1,332 United Arab Emirates860
6,374 Canada691
5,401 Australia638
4,863 Sri Lanka512
10,708 Saudi Arabia437
20,148 Ukraine314
2,101 Kuwait241
1,265 Qatar203
68,228 Russia171
1,494 Bahrain162
8,182 Yemen146
927 Hong Kong141
1,626 Singapore128
2,781 Wales115
2,360 Oman110
1,168 Guyana108
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
463 Barbados93
18,932 Pakistan92
140,446 Thailand79
2,128 Trinidad and Tobago78
9,583 New Zealand73
53,253 South Africa70
8,412 Iraq68
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
106,971 DR Congo34
39,690 Malaysia34
132,064 Germany30
52,179 Netherlands28
151,186 Nigeria28
9,235 Estonia27
10,182 Ethiopia25
27,867 Sweden25
6,287 Syria23
2,940 Nicaragua21
3,723 China20
96,203 Poland20
14,625 Liberia19
13,849 Scotland18
1,390 Libya16
10,878 Palestine15
192,576 Philippines14
259,941 France13
45,186 Japan13
11,952 Lebanon13
17,028 Afghanistan12
62,255 Belarus12
9,158 Nepal11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
9,341 Northern Ireland10
2,599 Iceland10
375,391 Brazil9
11,581 Ghana9
460,137 Indonesia9
45,470 Mexico9
2,632 Rwanda9
16,405 Jordan8
69,697 Switzerland7
1,436 Antigua and Barbuda6
41,832 Finland6
1,820 Saint Lucia6
1,433 South Korea6
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Laborer Conrad Dash from Hesse Cassel aboard the Dorette from Bremen. He is registered to be 16 years old when he arrived in New York on June 19, 1856.

Dash Namesakes

  • Countess Dash, prolific French writer
  • Mike Dash, Welsh writer, historian and researcher
  • Jack Dash, British communist and trade union leader
  • Julian Dash, American swing music jazz tenor saxophonist
  • Julie Dash, American film director, writer and producer
  • Stacey Dash, American actress and former talk show host
  • Samuel Dash, American lawyer
  • Anil Dash, American blogger, entrepreneur, and technologist
  • Damon Dash, American entrepreneur, music producer and actor
  • Sarah Dash, singer and actress
  • Leon Dash, professor of journalism at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Brother Dash, Brother Dash has performed and spoken at innumerable venues for both Muslim and non-Muslim audiences, including the Isna convention, the MSA National convention, EidFest!

Dash Namesakes

  • Countess Dash, prolific French writer
  • Mike Dash, Welsh writer, historian and researcher
  • Jack Dash, British communist and trade union leader
  • Julian Dash, American swing music jazz tenor saxophonist
  • Julie Dash, American film director, writer and producer
  • Stacey Dash, American actress and former talk show host
  • Samuel Dash, American lawyer
  • Anil Dash, American blogger, entrepreneur, and technologist
  • Damon Dash, American entrepreneur, music producer and actor
  • Sarah Dash, singer and actress
  • Leon Dash, professor of journalism at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • Brother Dash, Brother Dash has performed and spoken at innumerable venues for both Muslim and non-Muslim audiences, including the Isna convention, the MSA National convention, EidFest!

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