Dominy Surname

141,820th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Dominy 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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Dominy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,4011:150,96215,517
England4621:120,60212,205
Canada651:566,85547,218
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Australia561:482,06636,890
Wales401:77,3636,557
Scotland261:205,91610,908
New Zealand71:646,90340,014
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
France31:22,140,907385,998
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1681:145,09112,945
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1861:269,99321,996

Dominy (205) may also be a first name.

Dominy 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

From the German, Domina; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Dominy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dominy is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dominy? popularity and diffusion

Dominy is the 141,820th most commonly used surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 2,320,136 people. The surname Dominy occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 74 percent of Dominy are found; 74 percent are found in North America and 74 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 632,267th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 205 people.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 2,401 people, or 1 in 150,962. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Georgia, where 28 percent live, Texas, where 25 percent live and New York, where 8 percent live. Not including The United States Dominy exists in 22 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Dominy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dominy has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,291 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 275 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dominy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Dominy surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dominy surname are 18.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.41% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dominy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 59.06% more than the national average, earning R 377,988 per year; in United States they earn 2.74% more than the national average, earning $44,333 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.19% more than the national average, earning $54,248 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dominey921,816/
Dominoy92116/
Domminy921/
Domoiny921/
Dominay921/
Dhominy921/
Dominys920/
Domingay8666/
Domingoy865/
Domine833,397/
Domini832,912/
Duminy832,476/
Dominh83542/
Dominé83355/
Domeny83225/
Domény8316/
Daminy836/
Dominí831/
Domoina773,106/
Domaine77830/
Daminay77644/
Domines77450/
Dominie77391/
Dominis77360/
Dominge77211/
Dominio77166/
Domeney77132/
Duminey7766/
Domenyi7741/
Doemeny7733/
Dominha7720/
Dominez7717/
Dommini7716/
Dominee7715/
Dominiz7714/
Dominit775/
Duminay774/
Domaina774/
Domineu773/
Dominet773/
Duminoy773/
Dhomine772/
Doumini772/
Dominid772/
Doumine772/
Domigni772/
Dominaa771/
Domingi771/
Daminey771/
Daminiy771/
Domioni771/
Domenoy771/
Dohmini771/
Domaini771/
Dumminy771/
Damiony771/
Domeany770/
Dominii770/
Dumainay71578/
Dominois71163/
Dominish71109/
Douminge71104/
Dominich7176/
Dominech7166/
Dominais7156/
Domaigne7133/
Domitner7123/
Domainge7121/
Domynych7114/
Dhominge7110/
Domineis716/
Dumingay715/
Doumaine714/
Domaines714/
Doumenyo714/
Daminaya712/
Dhaminay712/
Dommigni712/
Domingoi712/
Dominets711/
Domenych711/
Domineas711/
Dominieh711/
Doumaina711/
Douminha711/
Dominist711/
Dominuis711/
Dominett710/
Dumoinay710/
Damini679,320/
Domene674,476/
Domeni67544/
Damine67311/
Dumeny67298/
Domena67287/
Dumini67113/
Domittner6785/
Dumine6716/
Dómine6713/
Domené6711/
Domený6711/
Domiña6711/
Dhamoinay679/
Dhamuinay677/
Dhamainay674/
Dhaminaya672/
Dómini672/
Dumény672/
Domène672/
Domená672/
Dominaitė672/
Dameny671/
Domenè671/
Domiņa671/
Domminich671/
Domitinne670/

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