Dukinfield Surname

2,689,253rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Dukinfield 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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Dukinfield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:10,983,604436,696
England121:4,643,172139,951
Wales41:773,63329,106
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Dukinfield 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

The ancestors of the baronet were seated at Dukinfield in Cheshire as early at least as the reign of Edward I.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Dunkinfield; a location name in Cheshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Dukinfield Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dukinfield is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dukinfield? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,689,253rd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Dukinfield are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 10,983,604. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 61 percent live, California, where 21 percent live and Virginia, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in England, where 23 percent live and Wales, where 8 percent live.

Dukinfield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dukinfield has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dukinfield surname increased 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dukinfield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dukinfield surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Dukinfield earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.58% more than the national average, earning $55,481 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duckinfield9514/
Dukenfield9010/
Duckenfield86326/
Duckenfeld801/
Duganfield800/
Dockenfelt604/
Daggenfelt508/

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