Dollington Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Dollington Surname Definition:

DALLINGTON: A parish in Sussex.

Dollington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica141:204,9965,998
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Dollington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

DALLINGTON: A parish in Sussex.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Dollington Last Name Facts

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

Dollington occurs in Jamaica more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dollington? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dollington is the 4,908,606th most widely held family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Dollington reside; 88 percent reside in Caribbean and 88 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean.

It is most frequently occurring in Jamaica, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 204,996. In Jamaica it is most common in: Middlesex County, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Jamaica this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 6 percent reside.

Dollington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dollington has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Dollington last name fell 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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