Dudney Surname

329,447th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Dudney Surname Definition:

Dudney: may be Dieudonné (the “gift of God”) or a place-name in Oise.

Dudney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9821:369,10332,764
England1011:551,66433,983
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England881:276,99319,333
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1171:429,22031,367

Dudney (25) may also be a first name.

Dudney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Dudney: may be Dieudonné (the “gift of God”) or a place-name in Oise.

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Dudney Last Name Facts

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

Dudney occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dudney? popularity and diffusion

Dudney is the 329,447th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 6,477,819 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Dudney reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dudney is also the 2,136,160th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 25 people.

The last name Dudney is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 982 people, or 1 in 369,103. In The United States Dudney is most frequent in: Tennessee, where 15 percent are found, North Carolina, where 14 percent are found and Texas, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 9 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Dudney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dudney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dudney surname expanded 839 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 115 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dudney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dudney last name are 6.63% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.4% being registered to vote for the party.

Dudney earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 4.15% more than the national average, earning $44,940 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doudney92124/
Deudney9293/
Daudney927/
Duedney921/
Dudne912/
Dudny911/
D'Audney8617/
Dodney8333/
Deudne839/
Dudhne837/
Dudner831/
Doudny831/
Doodney7753/
Deudner771/
Dhudhne771/
Daudner771/
Doedney770/
Dudinny770/
Dudni7316/
Dodne738/
Dudna735/
Didne733/
Doudna67559/
Dudhni678/
Daudennet677/
Didnee674/
Daudemnet671/
Didneh671/
Didinneya671/
Dhudni671/
Didnay670/
Daudna670/

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Dudney Reference & Research

Dewdney DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Dewdney FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dudney
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