as a First Name
Mainly U.S.: of uncertain origin, perhaps a respelling of Dewi or transferred use of the surname.
| 1,186th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 21,136
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- 26,739
- if you include dead people (since the government started keeping track)
- West Virginia
- has the most people named Dewey per capita
- 1925
- marked the height of its popularity
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100%
72%
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26%
30-54
30-54
2%
13-29
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Top state populations
U.S. Distribution Map
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