Dominey Surname

224,112th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,816 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Dominey Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dominic'; both masculine and feminine, Dominicus and Dominica; in Spain, Domingo. For history of the name and saints so called, v. Yonge. Dominey was the pet form. It has always been rare in England.

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Dominey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7811:464,09639,562
England5821:95,73510,197
Canada3091:119,24112,570
Australia491:550,93340,757
New Zealand471:96,34713,070
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Wales41:773,63329,106
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2561:95,2169,764
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

Dominey (20) may also be a first name.

Dominey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dominic'; both masculine and feminine, Dominicus and Dominica; in Spain, Domingo. For history of the name and saints so called, v. Yonge. Dominey was the pet form. It has always been rare in England.

Domiuicus de Buketon, Fines Roll, 19 Edward II.

Domenyk Euan, Close Rolls, 34 Henry VI.

1576. Buried — Dennys Dominicus: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1796. Married — William Alcock and Fanny Dominy: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin) Dominical [French Dominique, Latin Dominicus; Latin dominus, a lord] This name was usually given to a child born on the Lord’s Day.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

DOMMINNEY: This singular name occurs in Lond. Direct. It may be a corruption of Domine-a sobriquet.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Dominey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dominey is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dominey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 224,112th most commonly occurring surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 4,012,966 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Dominey live; 60 percent live in North America and 60 percent live in Anglo-North America. Dominey is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 20 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 781 people, or 1 in 464,096. In The United States Dominey is primarily found in: Texas, where 38 percent reside, Georgia, where 23 percent reside and Florida, where 9 percent reside. Other than The United States it occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in England, where 32 percent reside and Canada, where 17 percent reside.

Dominey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dominey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dominey surname expanded 868 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 227 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dominey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dominey surname are 27.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.14% registered with the party.

The amount Dominey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.6% less than the national average, earning $41,165 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.95% less than the national average, earning $40,765 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Domine923,397/
Dominy923,141/
Domaine86830/
Domines86450/
Dominie86391/
Dominge86211/
Deminey86175/
Domeney86132/
Dominoy86116/
Duminey8666/
Dominez8617/
Dominee8615/
Domaney8610/
Dominoe863/
Domineu863/
Dominet863/
Dominae862/
Dhomine862/
Doumine862/
Domminy861/
Domoiny861/
Daminey861/
Dominay861/
Dhominy861/
Dominys860/
Douminge80104/
Dominech8066/
Domingay8066/
Domaigne8033/
Domitner8023/
Domainge8021/
Dhominge8010/
Domineis806/
Domingoy805/
Doumaney804/
Doumaine804/
Domaines804/
Domineia803/
Demineyi802/
Dominets801/
Domingoe801/
Domineas801/
Dominieh801/
Dominett800/
Domina776,670/
Domene774,476/
Domini772,912/
Duminy772,476/
Demine77558/
Dominh77542/
Domane77449/
Dominé77355/
Damine77311/
Domeny77225/
Dumine7716/
Domény7716/
Dómine7713/
Daminy776/
Domène772/
Dominí771/
Dominayos75109/
Domittner7585/
Dominauez752/
Dominejas751/
Domitinne750/
Dhomane717,339/
Dumaine713,772/
Domoina713,106/
Domenge711,379/
Demaine711,325/
Doumane711,323/
Dominga71926/
Daminay71644/
Dominas71551/
Domenes71375/
Dominis71360/
Domenie71339/
Dommane71310/
Doumene71309/
Daminet71208/
Dominio71166/
Domenez71123/
Domeyne7199/
Duminie7178/
Domenet7163/
Demoine7146/
Demoiny7145/
Doemeny7133/
Deminie7132/
Dominaz7130/
Deminay7126/
Dominha7120/
Dumeney7118/
Domeneh7118/
Dommini7116/
Dominiz7114/
Dhamine7111/
Domenje7111/
Deminee7110/
Demiene719/
Dommina718/
Dhemine718/
Damiene718/
Daminge718/
Dominat717/
Dominad717/
Dominah716/
Domegne716/
Dumineh716/
Domenoe715/
Doumina715/
Dominit715/
Duminay714/
Domaina714/
Domanea714/
Demmine713/
Domayne713/
Duminoy713/
Damaine713/
Daminje713/
Doomane712/
Dohmane712/
Domenee712/
Doumini712/
Dominid712/
Daminei712/
Domigni712/
Dahmine712/
Domhane711/
Dominaa711/
Domingi711/
Dhomene711/
Damaney711/
Daminez711/
Daminiy711/
Demeine711/
Dominou711/
Domanhe711/
Domioni711/
Domenea711/
Domener711/
Domeneu711/
Domenoy711/
Dohmini711/
Daminer711/
Damines711/
Damione711/
Dammine711/
Demhine711/
Demeiny711/
Demeney711/
Doumène711/
Dumoine711/
Duomane711/
Duomene711/
Domaini711/
Dumminy711/
Daminie711/
Damiony711/
Dasmine710/
Domeany710/
Dumhine710/
Dumione710/
Dominii710/
Domenech6727,260/
Dumainay67578/
Doumenge67294/
Domènech67219/
Doménech67179/
Dominois67163/
Dominish67109/
Dominich6776/
Dominaux6776/
Dominach6766/
Douhmane6757/
Dominais6756/
Damienne6746/
Daumoine6735/
Dhommane6724/
Dommegne6723/
Dommenge6719/
Dumainne6716/
Domynych6714/
Duminets6713/
Domynets6712/
De'maine679/
Dhomanne675/
Dumingay675/
Domahina674/
Dahmaine674/
Douminga674/
Doumenyo674/
Domenets673/
Domynhes673/
Daminaya672/
Dhaminay672/
Domiyani672/
Dommigni672/
Domingoi672/
Domaneue671/
Domeneeh671/
Domenych671/
Domingaa671/
Dhaïmine671/
Dheïmine671/
Dumaines671/
Dumminie671/
Duiminie671/
Demmaine671/
Domehina671/
Domeń671/
Domougne671/
Damitner671/
Demainay671/
Dhamaney671/
Doumaina671/
Doumegne671/
Doumgene671/
Douminha671/
Doumoune671/
Dumaigne671/
Dominist671/
Dominuis671/
Dommunee671/
Dohmener670/
Dutmaine670/
Dumoinay670/
Demmeney670/

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