Dogood Surname

552,088th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 578 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Dogood Surname Definition:

Has probably no allusion to practical benevolence, but, like many other surnames terminating in good, is the corruption of a local name with the desinence wood. Or it may possibly be a corruption of the Scottish Dugald.

Dogood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria4561:388,47120,503
Liberia911:48,4454,348
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Dogood (500) may also be a first name.

Dogood Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Has probably no allusion to practical benevolence, but, like many other surnames terminating in good, is the corruption of a local name with the desinence wood. Or it may possibly be a corruption of the Scottish Dugald.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Dogood Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dogood is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dogood? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 552,088th most common surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 12,608,211 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Dogood are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 79 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 379,225th most commonly used first name at a global level It is held by 500 people.

The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 456 people, or 1 in 388,471. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 73 percent reside, Delta, where 11 percent reside and Rivers, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Nigeria Dogood is found in 13 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Dogood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dogood has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dogood surname rose 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dogood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Dogood surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

Dogood earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.98% less than the national average, earning $18,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Dougho6711/
Daghoo679/
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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dogood
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