Dukenfield Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

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

Dukenfield Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dukinfield,' a township and chapelry in the parish of Stockport.

Hamo de Dokenfeld, 1294: East Cheshire.

Richard de Dokenfeld, 1299: ibid.

John de Dokenfeld, 1359: ibid.

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Dukenfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:36,245,893832,629
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Dukenfield Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dukinfield,' a township and chapelry in the parish of Stockport.

Hamo de Dokenfeld, 1294: East Cheshire.

Richard de Dokenfeld, 1299: ibid.

John de Dokenfeld, 1359: ibid.

Edmund Duckenfield, of Taunton, 1599: Wills at Chester.

Alice Dukenfeld, of Taunton, parish of Ashton-under-Lyne, 1616: ibid.

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

Dukenfield Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dukenfield is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dukenfield? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,063,924th most widely held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Dukenfield live; 100 percent live in North America and 100 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States Dukenfield is most prevalent in: Pennsylvania, where 50 percent live, Indiana, where 30 percent live and Delaware, where 10 percent live.

Dukenfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dukenfield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dukenfield surname expanded 167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dukenfield Last Name Statistics demography

Dukenfield earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.62% less than the national average, earning $35,979 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duckenfield95326/
Dukinfield9052/
Duckenfeld901/
Duckinfield8614/
Duganfield800/
Dockenfelt704/
Daggenfelt608/

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