Dull Surname

65,331st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,641 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Dull Surname Definition:

From Dull, a village and parish in central Perthshire. Bethan de Doul and Kenachy, his brother, were jurors on inquisition held at Perth before Malise, earl of Stratherne, 1305 (Bain, II, p. 456).

Dull Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,5151:55,6356,642
Romania2651:75,7668,982
Poland1511:251,71431,602
Australia1241:217,70720,896
Germany1221:659,88151,431
Hungary971:101,1999,765
Netherlands651:259,80332,877
Brazil581:3,690,937102,732
Papua New Guinea421:194,13626,902
Canada391:944,75971,777
Cambodia311:499,5854,198
India171:45,121,493474,784
Panama171:230,1336,157
England131:4,286,005132,302
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
China51:273,464,31313,838
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719

The alternate forms: Düll (1,894) & Dúll (26) are calculated separately.

Dull (157) may also be a first name.

Dull Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Dull, a village and parish in central Perthshire. Bethan de Doul and Kenachy, his brother, were jurors on inquisition held at Perth before Malise, earl of Stratherne, 1305 (Bain, II, p. 456).

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

(Scottish) The man who came from Dull (a plain), a village and parish in Perthshire.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Bowditch says there are fourteen families of this name in Philadelphia. It may be from Dull, a large parish co. Perth.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Dull Last Name Facts

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

Dull (Hindi: दुल्ल, Oriya: ଦୁଲ, Russian: Дулл) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Düll or Dúll. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dull? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 65,331st most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by around 1 in 953,742 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 74 percent of Dull reside; 73 percent reside in North America and 73 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dull is also the 732,696th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 157 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 6,515 people, or 1 in 55,635. In The United States it is most frequent in: Ohio, where 10 percent live, California, where 6 percent live and North Carolina, where 6 percent live. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 46 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 3 percent live and Poland, where 2 percent live.

Dull Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dull has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 108 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dull Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dull last name are 20.51% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 67.28% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dull earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 72.66% less than the national average, earning R 64,968 per year; in United States they earn 1.7% more than the national average, earning $43,883 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.95% more than the national average, earning $53,633 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Düll921,894/
Dúll9226/
Dulle894,229/
Doull891,692/
Dhull891,029/
Daull89351/
Deull8943/
Duill8931/
D'ull897/
Dgull891/
Dutll890/
Dul8622,553/
Daulle80330/
Dutill80202/
Dusell80121/
Doulle8064/
Dutell8045/
Dhulle8024/
Duille804/
Dullhe803/
D'Hull803/
Deulle802/
Ducell801/
Doulld801/
Doullh801/
Duulle801/
Daullt801/
Dusill800/
Doll7533,525/
Dule7511,796/
Daul753,712/
Dhul753,306/
Deul75515/
Duil75379/
Duhl75367/
Doul75267/
Duld75114/
Dult7548/
Dusl7533/
Duul7510/
Dulh759/
Ddul755/
Hdul755/
Tdul752/
Dgul752/
Dulp751/
Dutl751/
Duyl750/
Dussell73127/
Dausell7351/
Dullová7324/
Duttill733/
Dautell732/
Doutell732/
Dullova732/
Dhuille731/
Duttell731/
Dousell730/
D'Oulle730/
Dhule6726,866/
Doell672,508/
Dutil672,362/
Dutel671,601/
Daule671,560/
Deule67992/
Dusel67710/
Dusil67533/
Dhaul67456/
Dahul67414/
Doule67397/
Dulhe67116/
Duile67111/
Ducel67105/
Ducil6787/
Deutl6766/
Dhoul6733/
Dhult6730/
Dugli6725/
Duijl6719/
Duschell6717/
Dholl6713/
Dould6711/
Duyle679/
Duldt677/
Duhyl677/
Dhulp674/
Dhuul674/
Deuhl674/
Tdoul673/
Ddaul673/
Dautl673/
Dauld672/
Hdulh672/
Dutyl672/
Dooll671/
Dhuil671/
Dauhl671/
Dauul671/
Dusle671/
Dulht671/
Dulpp671/
Ddule671/
Ddulh671/
Dusyl671/
Dhujl671/
Douël671/
Dohul671/
Dhuhl671/
Daulh671/
Duihl670/
Dulph670/

Dull Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dull in the Oriya language
ଦୁଲdula66.67
ଦୁଲ୍dul33.33
Dull in the Hindi language
दुल्लdulla50
दूल्लdulla25
डुल्लdulla25
Dull in the Russian language
Дуллdull-

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