Dominick Surname

18,006th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Dominick 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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Dominick Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania22,8271:2,319306
United States6,2741:57,7726,854
Germany4051:198,77922,866
Canada1381:266,99725,150
Australia1311:206,07420,044
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Brazil1261:1,699,00355,624
Scotland1251:42,8313,932
South Africa911:595,35945,471
Nigeria731:2,426,61380,686
Papua New Guinea721:113,24615,376
England551:1,013,05650,089
Argentina521:821,98954,134
New Zealand441:102,91613,667
India371:20,731,497300,213
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
Cameroon111:1,888,09798,267
Kenya101:4,617,99042,693
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
France21:33,211,361423,184
China21:683,660,78330,601
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Scotland181:207,9567,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6121:82,0578,618

Dominick (52,046) may also be a first name.

Dominick 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

(Italian) Descendant of Domenick (the Lord’s day), a name sometimes given to one born on Sunday.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Dominick Last Name Facts

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

Dominick (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻭﻣﻴﻨﻴﻚ, Marathi: डॉमिनक) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Dominick.

How Common Is The Last Name Dominick? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 18,006th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 237,650 people. The last name Dominick is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Dominick are found; 74 percent are found in East Africa and 74 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Dominick is also the 17,877th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 52,046 people.

This last name is most numerous in Tanzania, where it is borne by 22,827 people, or 1 in 2,319. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Kagera Region, where 36 percent are found, Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 6 percent are found. Not including Tanzania this last name exists in 44 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Germany, where 1 percent are found.

Dominick Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dominick has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dominick last name rose 1,025 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 694 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 162 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dominick Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Anglican (71%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Dominick surname are 7.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.33% being registered with the political party.

The amount Dominick earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 30.2% more than the national average, earning R 309,408 per year; in United States they earn 3.57% less than the national average, earning $41,608 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.13% less than the national average, earning $49,618 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dominick Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dominick in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻭﻣﻴﻨﻴﻚdwmynyk-
Dominick in the Marathi language
डॉमिनकdominaka-

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