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.
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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) is carried by more people in Italy than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Dolfin.
How Common Is The Last Name Dolfin? popularity and diffusion
It is the 679,794th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 16,638,233 people. The last name Dolfin occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Dolfin live; 49 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 49 percent live in Italic Europe. It is also the 462,374th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 355 people.
The last name is most commonly occurring in Italy, where it is held by 213 people, or 1 in 287,121. In Italy Dolfin is most common in: Veneto, where 67 percent are found, Sicily, where 11 percent are found and Lombardy, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Italy this surname is found in 29 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 18 percent are found.
Dolfin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dolfin has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 319 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 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 with the Republican Party than the national average, with 81.08% being registered to vote for the 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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