Dinneen Surname

170,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Dinneen Surname Definition:

Ó Duinín A family famous as poets and historians. IF 117; MIF 252; Map Cork; Plate VIII

Dinneen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4681:246,90723,520
Ireland4681:10,0621,318
England1991:279,99021,818
Australia1651:163,61016,947
New Zealand1081:41,9297,008
Canada631:584,85148,473
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Wales111:281,32115,850
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
China21:683,660,78330,601
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland8421:5,261880
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales141:112,0304,740
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3001:167,39615,152

Dinneen (43) may also be a first name.

Dinneen Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Duinín A family famous as poets and historians. IF 117; MIF 252; Map Cork; Plate VIII

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Duinín A family famous as poets and historians. IF 117; MIF 252; Map Cork; Plate VIII

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Irish) Grandson of little Don (brown).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Dinneen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dinneen occurs most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dinneen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 170,723rd most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,887,300 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Dinneen live; 53 percent live in North America and 53 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,545,828th most common first name on earth, held by 43 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 1,468 people, or 1 in 246,907. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 12 percent are found, New York, where 8 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Barring The United States Dinneen exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 19 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Dinneen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dinneen has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 489 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 44 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it grew 3,980 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it fell 21 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dinneen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Dinneen are 1.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.44% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dinneen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 17.13% more than the national average, earning R 278,352 per year; in United States they earn 27.58% more than the national average, earning $55,048 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.61% more than the national average, earning $62,408 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dinnen92633/
Denneen86157/
Dinnean8659/
Dinnien868/
Dionnen861/
Dinnesn860/
Dinnenn860/
Dinnein860/
Dneen83478/
Dennehen800/
Dinnehan800/
Dennen771,360/
Dinnin77176/
Dimnen771/
Dinnem770/
Dünneisen7551/
Dnen731/
Dinning712,921/
Dennien71312/
Dhinnin71156/
Denneng7132/
Dennean7128/
Duinnin7114/
Duinnín715/
Dinnina714/
Dennent714/
Dennend712/
Dinnion711/
Dimnent710/
Deennen710/
Demneen710/
Dinnayan675/
Dnenc673/
Dennenkh673/
Dneng672/
D'Hinnin672/
Dennentt671/
Denneuin671/
Dennenne671/
Dimneing671/
Dhinnoun671/
Dhennein671/
Dinningh671/
Dnyen671/
Dennehan670/

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