Dinwiddie Surname

128,714th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,520 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Dinwiddie Surname Definition:

Of territorial origin from the lands or barony of Dinwoodie in the parish of Applegarth, Dumfriesshire. Sir Alan de Dunwidi was seneschal of Annandale in the first quarter of the thirteenth century (Bain, I, 1685), and Adam de Dunwidie witnessed a quit claim of the lands of Weremundebi and Anant c.

Read More About This Surname

Dinwiddie Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,3951:106,76311,710
England501:1,114,36153,243
New Zealand411:110,44714,290
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland431:87,0524,622
England321:761,73034,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7261:69,1727,496

Dinwiddie (25) may also be a first name.

Dinwiddie Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of territorial origin from the lands or barony of Dinwoodie in the parish of Applegarth, Dumfriesshire. Sir Alan de Dunwidi was seneschal of Annandale in the first quarter of the thirteenth century (Bain, I, 1685), and Adam de Dunwidie witnessed a quit claim of the lands of Weremundebi and Anant c. 1194—1214 (ibid., I, 606). Between 1218 and 1245 Adam de Dunwudhi was witness to a quit claim of land in Annan (ibid., I, 705; Annandale, l, p. 6). Aleyn de Dunwythye of Berwickshire rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 206). John de Dunwothy, dominus ejusdem, appears as charter witness, 1361 (PSAS., XXIII, p. 30). In 1504 Thomas Dunwedy of that Ilk was slain by the Jardings at his place of Dunwedy, and in 1512 another laird of the name was slain in Edinburgh. In 1504 Robert Dunwedy, son of the laird, was convicted of stouthreif, and Nicolas Dunwedy was hanged for reset of theft (Trials, I, p. 40, 41). Jean Dinwoodie was examined for the Test in Tinwald, 1685 (RPC., 3. ser. XI, p. 433). Robert Dinwiddie, born in Glasgow in 1693, was governor of Virginia from 1751 to 1758. His recommendation of the annexation of the Ohio valley secured that great territory to the United States. This surname is spelled in more than one hundred forms in old Scots records.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic) belonging to Dinwoodie (Dumfries), c. 1500 Dunwedy [Gaelic dún, a hill: the second element is doubtful]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) One who came from the lands of Dinwoodie (hill with the shrubs), in Dumfriesshire.

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

Dinwiddie Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dinwiddie is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dinwiddie? popularity and diffusion

It is the 128,714th most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,070,326 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Dinwiddie live; 80 percent live in North America and 80 percent live in Anglo-North America. Dinwiddie is also the 2,136,160th most frequent first name at a global level, held by 25 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 3,395 people, or 1 in 106,763. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 12 percent are found, Texas, where 8 percent are found and Tennessee, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 1 percent are found and New Zealand, where 1 percent are found.

Dinwiddie Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dinwiddie has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dinwiddie surname grew 468 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 156 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dinwiddie Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dinwiddie are 6.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.86% registered with the party.

The amount Dinwiddie earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 0.62% more than the national average, earning $43,416 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.75% more than the national average, earning $67,444 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Dinwiddie
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis