Doncaster Surname
Approximately 1,665 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameDoncaster Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 760 | 1:73,313 | 8,360 |
| United States | 338 | 1:1,072,364 | 78,128 |
| Canada | 273 | 1:134,966 | 13,971 |
| Australia | 97 | 1:278,306 | 24,956 |
| South Africa | 68 | 1:796,731 | 54,178 |
| New Zealand | 31 | 1:146,075 | 17,002 |
| Wales | 31 | 1:99,824 | 7,946 |
| Northern Ireland | 26 | 1:70,963 | 5,105 |
| Thailand | 8 | 1:8,829,793 | 476,604 |
| Scotland | 7 | 1:764,831 | 25,488 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Mexico | 5 | 1:24,825,241 | 58,251 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Marshall Islands | 1 | 1:51,821 | 2,326 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 485 | 1:50,258 | 6,124 |
| Jersey | 4 | 1:12,971 | 2,116 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 65 | 1:772,595 | 48,648 |
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.
(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.
A town in Yorkshire.
Doncaster Demographics
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Doncaster Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Doncaster Come From? nationality or country of origin
Doncaster is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Doncaster? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 240,293rd most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,376,904 people. It is predominantly found 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 widespread forename globally It is held by 30 people.
The last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 760 people, or 1 in 73,313. In England it is most frequent in: South Yorkshire, where 11 percent are found, Greater London, where 10 percent are found and Cambridgeshire, where 8 percent are found. Barring England it exists in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Canada, where 16 percent are found.
Doncaster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Doncaster has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Doncaster surname 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 bearing 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 political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donckaster | 95 | 14 | / |
| Dancaster | 89 | 162 | / |
| Domcaster | 89 | 4 | / |
| Duncaster | 89 | 1 | / |
| Doncasty | 82 | 1 | / |
| Donkester | 78 | 0 | / |
| Dancoste | 71 | 16 | / |
| Dhonkate | 71 | 5 | / |
| Dongkate | 71 | 1 | / |
| Doungkate | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dhonkatee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dankester | 67 | 0 | / |
| Donkati | 63 | 21 | / |
| Dankate | 63 | 5 | / |
| Donkata | 63 | 4 | / |
| Donkote | 63 | 2 | / |
| Donkaty | 63 | 1 | / |
| Dhankate | 59 | 6 | / |
| Dhonkati | 59 | 3 | / |
| Dankote | 50 | 3 | / |
| Dankati | 50 | 3 | / |
| Dancoti | 50 | 1 | / |
| Dankata | 50 | 1 | / |
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