Dumsday Surname

1,364,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Dumsday Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Probably Lower is right in explaining this as local, 'from one of the many religious establishments to which the name of Maison-Dieu, Domns-Dei, or God's House, was given.'

Richard Domysday, rector of Fincham Norfolk, 1434: History of Norfolk.

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Dumsday Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England671:831,61344,286
Australia321:843,61652,533
United States241:15,102,456529,929
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1021:238,97417,695
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Dumsday Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. Probably Lower is right in explaining this as local, 'from one of the many religious establishments to which the name of Maison-Dieu, Domns-Dei, or God's House, was given.'

Richard Domysday, rector of Fincham Norfolk, 1434: History of Norfolk.

Richard Domesdaye, rector of Caldecote, Norfolk, 1435: ibid.

Thomas Dumpysclay, vicar of Wiggenhall (St. Mary Magdalen), 1399: ibid.

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

DOMESDAY: Not from the famous national record so often referred to in these pages, nor from the Day of Doom; but from one of the many religious establishments to which the name of Maison-Dieu, Domus Dei, or "God's House," was given.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Dumsday Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dumsday is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Dumsday.

How Common Is The Last Name Dumsday? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dumsday is the 1,364,059th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 44,984,851 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 41 percent of Dumsday live; 41 percent live in Northern Europe and 41 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most commonly occurring in England, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 831,613. In England Dumsday is most numerous in: Greater London, where 22 percent are found, Essex, where 18 percent are found and Hertfordshire, where 13 percent are found. Apart from England it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Dumsday Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dumsday has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Dumsday last name contracted 34 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 480 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dumsday Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dumsday last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dumsday earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 42.81% less than the national average, earning R 135,912 per year; in United States they earn 20.12% less than the national average, earning $34,467 USD per year and in Canada they earn 58.98% more than the national average, earning $78,986 CAD per year.

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