Dolfin Surname
Approximately 438 people bear this surname
Dolfin Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dolphin' (Domesday, Dolfin): Yonge. Popular in France; compare Dauphin. For corrupted forms, v. Duffin; compare Dovenby, Cumberland, a corruption of Dolphinby, and Dolphinholme, near Lancaster, both beyond doubt styled from the personal name of the early resident.
Read More About This SurnameDolfin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 213 | 1:287,121 | 36,752 |
| United States | 83 | 1:4,366,975 | 231,516 |
| Netherlands | 79 | 1:213,762 | 28,937 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 7 | 1:3,482,196 | 89,582 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 26 | 1:1,931,488 | 97,398 |
Dolfin (355) may also be a first name.
Dolfin Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dolphin' (Domesday, Dolfin): Yonge. Popular in France; compare Dauphin. For corrupted forms, v. Duffin; compare Dovenby, Cumberland, a corruption of Dolphinby, and Dolphinholme, near Lancaster, both beyond doubt styled from the personal name of the early resident.
Dolfinus de Kirkeby, 21 Richard II: Furness Coucher Book.
Eva fil. Dolphine. Placitorum in domo capitulari Westmonasteriensi.
Johannes Dolfyn, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Adam Dolfynson, 1379: ibid.
Annes Dolphyn, 1541: Reg. St. Dionis Backchurch.
John Dolfyn, Yorkshire Testamenta Eboracensia (Surtees Society).
William Dolfin, Surreyf., 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Adam de Dolfynby, Cumberland, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.
1579. Buried — William Dowlphin, 90 yeares old: St. Peter, Cornhill.
1606-7. Rowland Dolphenne, Worcestershire: Register of the University of Oxford.
An old English personal name, even before the Norman Conquest. Dolfin, son of Earl Cospatric, was earl of Cumberland c, 1085. Searle records several of the name, and as Dolfinus and Dolfyn it was still a personal name in the fourteenth century. "Dalfin or Dolfin was a name so common, that, in the absence of record, conjecture must be fruitless as to the individual from whom the manorial village took its appellation" (OPS., I, p. 130). In the early part of the twelfth century the Dolfins swarmed in Cumberland "as thick as leaves on Vallambrosa.".
An ancient personal name. One Dolfin was a tenant-in-chief in cos. Derby and York at the making of Domesd. The family were in Ireland before the year 1307. B.L.G.
Ferguson thinks Dolphin the Old Norse dolgfinner, the Dolfin of early English history. Lower says it is an ancient personal name, and that one Dolfin was a tenant-in-chief in cos. Derby and York at the making of Domesday, and that the family were in Ireland before 1307. It may however be the same as Godolphin.
Dolfin Demographics
Average Dolfin Salary in
United States
$47,705 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dolfin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dolfin Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dolfin (Marathi: डोलफीन, Russian: Долфин) occurs in Italy more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dolfin click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dolfin? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dolfin is the 679,794th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 16,638,233 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 70 percent of Dolfin are found; 49 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 49 percent are found in Italic Europe. It is also the 462,374th most frequent first name on earth. It is borne by 355 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Italy, where it is held by 213 people, or 1 in 287,121. In Italy Dolfin is mostly concentrated in: Veneto, where 67 percent live, Sicily, where 11 percent live and Lombardy, where 10 percent live. Without taking into account Italy it occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent live and The Netherlands, where 18 percent live.
Dolfin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Dolfin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dolfin last name increased 319 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dolfin Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Dolfin last name are 34.31% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.08% registered to vote for the political party.
Dolfin earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.56% more than the national average, earning $47,705 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolfing | 92 | 477 | / |
| Dolfina | 92 | 142 | / |
| Dolfijn | 92 | 27 | / |
| Dolfien | 92 | 5 | / |
| Dolfinn | 92 | 4 | / |
| Dolfen | 83 | 649 | / |
| Dalfin | 83 | 116 | / |
| Dolfén | 83 | 27 | / |
| Dolfyn | 83 | 19 | / |
| Dulfin | 83 | 4 | / |
| Dolphin | 77 | 7,302 | / |
| Dulfina | 77 | 24 | / |
| Dalfina | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dolffen | 77 | 1 | / |
| Daulfin | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dolphijn | 71 | 200 | / |
| Dolphina | 71 | 10 | / |
| Dolphing | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dolphion | 71 | 1 | / |
| Doulphin | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dolphgin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Dollphin | 71 | 0 | / |
| Dalfen | 67 | 172 | / |
| Dalfim | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dalphin | 62 | 331 | / |
| Dolphen | 62 | 299 | / |
| Dolphyn | 62 | 43 | / |
| Dulphin | 62 | 4 | / |
| Dalfeen | 62 | 1 | / |
| Dalffen | 62 | 0 | / |
| Daulphin | 57 | 42 | / |
| Dalphina | 57 | 2 | / |
| Dolphynn | 57 | 1 | / |
| Dolphenn | 57 | 1 | / |
Dolfin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dolfin in the Marathi language | ||
| डोलफीन | dolaphina | 50 |
| डॉि | doi | 50 |
| Dolfin in the Russian language | ||
| Долфин | dolfin | - |
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