D'Unienville Surname
Approximately 322 people bear this surname
D'Unienville Surname User-submission:
The Marrier surname comes from a French verb, which means 'to marry'. It was the name of a lower aristocratic French family in the 15th or 16th centuries, under the French King Louis the XIV. The family were granted the prestige of a baronial title ['of Unienville - a small town in France] and the addition of the titled name of d'Unienville (and at a later date a third aristocratic titled surname was added but discarded in the 20th century as it made the surname too cumbersome to write).
Read More About This SurnameD'Unienville Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 294 | 1:4,399 | 878 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
D'Unienville (145) may also be a first name.
D'Unienville Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Marrier surname comes from a French verb, which means 'to marry'. It was the name of a lower aristocratic French family in the 15th or 16th centuries, under the French King Louis the XIV. The family were granted the prestige of a baronial title ['of Unienville - a small town in France] and the addition of the titled name of d'Unienville (and at a later date a third aristocratic titled surname was added but discarded in the 20th century as it made the surname too cumbersome to write). Marrier was retained to mark the original surname.
Marie Claude Antoine Marrier, Baron d'Unienville (1766-1831), fought in the Napoleonic wars and later became colonial archivist of the island of Mauritius. The surname is still most prevalent today on the island nations of Mauritius, Reunion and Seycelles - with families migrating to Australia, (South) Africa and other parts of the world.
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Where Does The Last Name D'Unienville Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname D'Unienville is more commonly found in Mauritius than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name D'Unienville? popularity and diffusion
The surname D'Unienville is the 849,693rd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 22,632,130 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of D'Unienville reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 91 percent reside in Southern African Indian Ocean. D'Unienville is also the 766,399th most common first name internationally. It is borne by 145 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Mauritius, where it is carried by 294 people, or 1 in 4,399. In Mauritius it is primarily found in: Rivière Noire District, where 37 percent live, Plaines Wilhems District, where 36 percent live and Rivière du Rempart District, where 19 percent live. Outside of Mauritius it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 4 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunienville | 96 | 89 | / |
| D Unienville | 92 | 10 | / |
| D'Uneinville | 92 | 1 | / |
| Unionville | 82 | 7 | / |
| Denenville | 82 | 1 | / |
| de Noinville | 75 | 7 | / |
| Denonville | 73 | 85 | / |
| Danonville | 73 | 28 | / |
| Denonvill | 67 | 0 | / |
| de Nonneville | 64 | 38 | / |
| Deannen Vale | 58 | 1 | / |
| Onyenwile | 57 | 1 | / |
| Onyenbuile | 55 | 1 | / |
| Dnyanvalli | 55 | 1 | / |
| Dhananvale | 55 | 1 | / |
| Danino Filho | 50 | 1 | / |
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