Dabney Surname

51,101st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,032 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Palau

Dabney Surname Definition:

A corruption of D'Aubigne.

Dabney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,9261:36,5164,534
England641:870,59545,570
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
France21:33,211,361423,184
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Palau11:21,643223
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2651:22,1722,786

Dabney (1,142) may also be a first name.

Dabney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of D'Aubigne.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

(Northen French) Local. A corruption of D'Aubigne; from Aubigne, a town in the department of Cher, France.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Dabney Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dabney Come From? nationality or country of origin

Dabney is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dabney? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dabney is the 51,101st most commonly used last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 726,430 people. The last name Dabney is primarily found in The Americas, where 82 percent of Dabney reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 82 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dabney is also the 235,557th most frequent forename in the world. It is borne by 1,142 people.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 9,926 people, or 1 in 36,516. In The United States it is most frequent in: Virginia, where 13 percent are found, Georgia, where 6 percent are found and Maryland, where 5 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and Mexico, where 0 percent are found.

Dabney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dabney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dabney surname rose 438 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 188 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dabney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dabney surname are 5.16% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.93% registered with the political party.

Dabney earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.07% less than the national average, earning $41,826 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daubney921,857/
Daabney921/
Daybney921/
Dabneye920/
Dabne9130/
Dabny9110/
D'Aubney8624/
Dabenney860/
Daubneys860/
Dobney831,086/
Dabner83706/
Debney83693/
Dawney83250/
Dabhne8356/
Davney8319/
Dabneh834/
Dabnay832/
Dabnet831/
Dabnoy831/
Dabniy831/
Daubny831/
Dhabne831/
Daubne831/
Dabnee830/
Daubner771,977/
Dampney77195/
Deabner7724/
Dhabhne774/
Daubnay771/
Doubney771/
Dawnehy771/
Hdebney771/
Dabenne771/
Deavney771/
Daubnet770/
Deawney770/
Dawhney770/
Davne732,495/
Dawne73143/
Dobne7314/
Dawny7311/
Dabni737/
Davny737/
Debne735/
Dabna733/
Dobny730/
D'Ampney713/
Debenney712/
Dabienne711/
Downey6758,148/
Dhavne674,150/
Dobner672,987/
Dawnay67122/
Davner67120/
Dampne6799/
Dhawne6748/
Davnge6746/
Davnyi6725/
Davniy6718/
Dawnie6712/
Doubne6711/
Debnoy6710/
Dabnis677/
Davnie677/
Döbner676/
Dawnne675/
Dabnat673/
Davnet671/
Dhebny671/
Dobneh671/
Davnay671/
Dawnge671/
Deavne671/
Dobnes671/
Debneh671/
Dovney670/
Deavny670/
Debnay670/
Dawnny670/

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Dabney Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dabney
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