Daunay Surname
Approximately 963 people bear this surname
Daunay Surname Definition:
The French D’Aunay-Of Aunay or the Alder-Grove [French aunaie, Latin alnet-um, alder-grove; from Latin aln-us, an alder]
Daunay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 941 | 1:70,587 | 9,851 |
| United States | 8 | 1:45,307,367 | 917,113 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Daunay (11) may also be a first name.
Daunay Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The French D’Aunay-Of Aunay or the Alder-Grove [French aunaie, Latin alnet-um, alder-grove; from Latin aln-us, an alder]
Or De Alneto, a branch of the baronial house of Bassett, deriving from Fulco or Fulcelin de Alneto, brother of Osmond Bassett, Baron of Normanville, who witnessed a charter with him in Normandy, 1050. He had issue Ingelram (sometimes called Paganus) D’Alnai, who is mentioned at the battle of Hastings (Wace) as ‘Sire d’Alnai.’ He granted the Church of A. to St. Stephen’s, Caen, 1082 (Gall. Christ. xi. 73). In 1115 Berenger de A. (son of Ingelram) witnessed a charter of Stephen, Count of Albemarle (Mon. ii. 999), and Gonthier his brother had custody of Bayeux, 1106 (Ord. Vitalis). William de Alneto, son or grandson of Berenger, held fiefs in Devon, 1165 (Liber Niger). William D’Aunay. accompanied Richard I. to Palestine; and Fulco and Hugh de A. occur in Devon, &c., 13th cent. (Testa de Neville). John de A. was father of Nicholas, summoned by writ as a Baron, 1326. His son Thomas m. an heiress in York, where the family settled, and from them descend the Viscounts Downe.
Daunay Demographics
Average Daunay Salary in
United States
$30,250 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Daunay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Daunay Come From? nationality or country of origin
Daunay (Arabic: دونيه) is held by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Daunay? popularity and diffusion
It is the 372,504th most widely held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,567,545 people. The surname Daunay occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Daunay are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 11 people.
The surname Daunay is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 941 people, or 1 in 70,587. In France Daunay is mostly found in: Brittany, where 18 percent live, Pays de la Loire, where 17 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 17 percent live. Besides France it occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.
Daunay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Daunay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Daunay surname increased 160 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Daunay Last Name Statistics demography
Daunay earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Daunay Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Daunay in the Arabic language | ||
| دونيه | dwnyh | - |
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