Doncaster Surname

240,293rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,665 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Doncaster Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Doncaster,' a well-known town in Yorkshire For a variant of the surname, v. Dancaster.

Ralph de Doncastre, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Andrew de Doncaster, trwer, 4 Edward II: Freemen of York.

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Doncaster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7601:73,3138,360
United States3381:1,072,36478,128
Canada2731:134,96613,971
Australia971:278,30624,956
South Africa681:796,73154,178
New Zealand311:146,07517,002
Wales311:99,8247,946
Northern Ireland261:70,9635,105
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
France11:66,422,722504,397
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4851:50,2586,124
Jersey41:12,9712,116
Wales21:784,20816,349
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:772,59548,648

Doncaster (30) may also be a first name.

Doncaster Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Doncaster,' a well-known town in Yorkshire For a variant of the surname, v. Dancaster.

Ralph de Doncastre, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Andrew de Doncaster, trwer, 4 Edward II: Freemen of York.

For the occupation 'tewer' v. Tuer.

Adam de Donecastre, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Ricard de Donecastre, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Doncastre, 1379: ibid.

1407. William Doncastre, chaplain of Carrow, Norfolk: History of Norfolk.

1765. Married — John Hinge and Elizabeth Doncaster: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Celtic + Latin) belonging to Don­caster = the (Roman) Camp on the R. Don [Celtic donn, brown; Latin castra, a camp] Which proud of her recourse, tow’rds Doncaster doth drive, Her great’st and chiefest town, the name that doth derive From Don's near bordering banks.—Drayton, Polyolbion, Song xxviii. 33-5.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A town in Yorkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Doncaster Last Name Facts

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

The surname Doncaster is found most frequently in England. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Doncaster? popularity and diffusion

The surname Doncaster is the 240,293rd most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 4,376,904 people. The last name Doncaster occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Doncaster live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 49 percent live in British Isles. Doncaster is also the 1,911,214th most frequent first name globally, held by 30 people.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is carried by 760 people, or 1 in 73,313. In England Doncaster is primarily found in: South Yorkshire, where 11 percent live, Greater London, where 10 percent live and Cambridgeshire, where 8 percent live. Aside from England it exists in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent live and Canada, where 16 percent live.

Doncaster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Doncaster has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 157 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 520 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 1,550 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Doncaster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Doncaster last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Doncaster earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 125.04% more than the national average, earning R 534,792 per year; in United States they earn 2.13% more than the national average, earning $44,069 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.98% more than the national average, earning $55,138 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Donckaster9514/
Dancaster89162/
Domcaster894/
Duncaster891/
Doncasty821/
Donkester780/
Dancoste7116/
Dhonkate715/
Dongkate711/
Doungkate673/
Dhonkatee671/
Dankester670/
Donkati6321/
Dankate635/
Donkata634/
Donkote632/
Donkaty631/
Dhankate596/
Dhonkati593/
Dankote503/
Dankati503/
Dancoti501/
Dankata501/

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