Dawns Surname

1,795,579th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 105 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Dawns Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dawns Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:11,692,224454,091
Jamaica241:119,5814,532
Nicaragua211:286,7192,940
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
England51:11,143,612252,590
Honduras21:4,408,2217,709
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1451:346,33626,593

Dawns (18) may also be a first name.

Dawns Last Name Facts

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

Dawns is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dawns? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,795,579th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 69,405,199 people. The last name Dawns occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Dawns live; 43 percent live in North America and 43 percent live in Anglo-North America. Dawns is also the 2,608,198th most common first name throughout the world It is held by 18 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 31 people, or 1 in 11,692,224. In The United States Dawns is mostly found in: Texas, where 35 percent reside, Virginia, where 23 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Jamaica, where 23 percent reside and Nicaragua, where 20 percent reside.

Dawns Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dawns has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 79 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 87 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dawns Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Dawns surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dawns surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered with the political party.

The amount Dawns earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 55.74% less than the national average, earning $19,097 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.2% less than the national average, earning $45,610 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dawins9111/
Dauwens8392/
Downs8061,408/
Dawnz8019/
Dewns800/
Dowens73187/
Dowins7319/
Dewens7315/
Dewins733/
Dabens733/
Dabins732/
Downss732/
Downns732/
Dabyns731/
Downse731/
Ddowns730/
Deavens67137/
Douwens6784/
Daubins674/
D'Owens673/
Dhewins671/
Daubens670/
Downsová621/
Downz604/
Dovns603/
Dobyns551,910/
Dobens55206/
Dobins55128/
Dowims551/
Dabenz551/
Downch551/
Dabinz550/
Doubins502/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dawns
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