Dunham Surname
Approximately 37,139 people bear this surname
Dunham Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dunham,' two parishes, Great and Little Dunham, in Norfolk; also Dunham-on-Trent in the the Diocese of Southwell.
Joel de Dunham, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp.
Read More About This SurnameDunham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31,508 | 1:11,504 | 1,436 |
| England | 2,201 | 1:25,315 | 3,471 |
| Canada | 2,000 | 1:18,423 | 2,603 |
| Australia | 749 | 1:36,042 | 4,746 |
| New Zealand | 118 | 1:38,376 | 6,521 |
| Brazil | 110 | 1:1,946,130 | 62,141 |
| Northern Ireland | 63 | 1:29,286 | 3,099 |
| Scotland | 44 | 1:121,678 | 7,769 |
| Thailand | 43 | 1:1,642,752 | 213,663 |
| Wales | 34 | 1:91,016 | 7,411 |
| Germany | 30 | 1:2,683,515 | 132,064 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Philippines | 17 | 1:5,955,190 | 180,670 |
| France | 12 | 1:5,535,227 | 269,324 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Mexico | 10 | 1:12,412,620 | 43,480 |
| Gibraltar | 10 | 1:3,395 | 741 |
| Norway | 10 | 1:514,229 | 41,629 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Ecuador | 8 | 1:1,988,231 | 21,385 |
| Jersey | 7 | 1:14,172 | 2,872 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,521 | 1:16,026 | 2,359 |
| Wales | 19 | 1:82,548 | 3,796 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8,623 | 1:5,824 | 726 |
Dunham (142) may also be a first name.
Dunham Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dunham,' two parishes, Great and Little Dunham, in Norfolk; also Dunham-on-Trent in the the Diocese of Southwell.
Joel de Dunham, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
Reginald de Dunham, Norfolk, ibid.
(English) belonging to Dunham = 1 the Hill Land, Enclosure, or Dwelling [Old English dún, a hill + ham(m] 2 the Brown Land or Enclosure [Old English dunn, brown + ham(m]
(English) One who came from Dunham (the homestead on the hill), the name of several places in England.
Parishes and places in cos.
Local. A small village in England, so called from dun, a hill, and ham, a village.
A location name in Norfolk, Nottinghamshire.
Dunham Demographics
Average Male Dunham Height
177.14 cm
Average Female Dunham Height
162.84 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dunham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dunham Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dunham is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dunham? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 14,998th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 196,224 people. The last name Dunham occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 83 percent of Dunham are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 775,413th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 142 people.
Dunham is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 31,508 people, or 1 in 11,504. In The United States it is mostly found in: Texas, where 8 percent live, New York, where 6 percent live and Florida, where 5 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in 60 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.
Dunham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Dunham has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dunham last name increased 365 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 145 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 4,400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 179 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 150 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Dunham Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Dunham last name are 13.69% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.46% registered with the party.
The amount Dunham earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 44.68% more than the national average, earning 500,695 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 47.48% more than the national average, earning R 350,460 per year; in United States they earn 2.52% more than the national average, earning $44,235 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.42% less than the national average, earning $48,482 CAD per year.
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Dunham Reference & Research
Dunham DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Debenham FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
Dunham FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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