Dire
See also: Appendix:Variations of "dire"
English
editEtymology
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Proper noun
editDire (plural Dires)
- A surname.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Dire is the 42030th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 517 individuals. Dire is most common among White (90.33%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dire”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 467.