Doons Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Doons Surname Definition:

Perhaps from Dores near Kettins, Perthshire. There is also Durris in parish of Drumoak, Aberdeenshire. Mergaret Dures is recorded in Old Montrose in 1611 and John Dours, cooper there, 1734 (Brechin). Dr. William Duiis, deputy inspector-general of hospitals, died in 1867.

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Doons Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland61:623,86916,225
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Doons Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Perhaps from Dores near Kettins, Perthshire. There is also Durris in parish of Drumoak, Aberdeenshire. Mergaret Dures is recorded in Old Montrose in 1611 and John Dours, cooper there, 1734 (Brechin). Dr. William Duiis, deputy inspector-general of hospitals, died in 1867.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Doons Last Name Facts

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

The last name Doons occurs most in South Africa. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Doons? popularity and diffusion

The surname Doons is the 4,772,636th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 59 percent of Doons live; 59 percent live in Southern Africa and 59 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Doons is most widely held in South Africa, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 5,417,770. In South Africa it is mostly concentrated in: Free State, where 90 percent reside and North West, where 10 percent reside. Other than South Africa Doons occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Belgium, where 6 percent reside.

Doons Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Doons has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Doons Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Doons surname is primarily Anglican (67%) in Ireland.

The amount Doons earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 76.29% less than the national average, earning R 56,340 per year and in United States they earn 26.07% less than the national average, earning $31,900 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doonss910/
Dons891,807/
Dooms802,407/
Donse801,162/
Doens80358/
Donst80107/
Douns8017/
Donns8012/
Doins8012/
Dohns8011/
Donsì803/
Domns802/
Donsz802/
Donsø802/
Dhons802/
Duons800/
Doomst7336/
Dhooms7314/
Donsch7310/
Dhonse735/
Doonch733/
Docens732/
Donsze731/
Dhonsh731/
Donsse731/
Doonce731/
Doms673,135/
Dans672,071/
Duns67533/
Donz67228/
Donç6764/
Doggins6754/
D'Hooms6722/
Donsova675/
Donx671/

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