Dumville Surname

766,190th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Dumville Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Donville,' 'in the arrondissement of Lisieux, in Normandy, anciently written Dumoville, as in a papal bull'(Lower, quoting from the Itin. de la Normandie). A family settled very early in Cheshire, v.

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Dumville Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1771:314,79123,605
Canada1031:357,72432,292
United States741:4,898,094251,818
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Wales41:773,63329,106
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:343,31522,014
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Dumville Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Donville,' 'in the arrondissement of Lisieux, in Normandy, anciently written Dumoville, as in a papal bull'(Lower, quoting from the Itin. de la Normandie). A family settled very early in Cheshire, v. Dumbell.

Hugo de Donvile, or Donvil, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Gilbert Domville, of Lymm, esquire, 1607: Wills at Chester.

William Domville, of Lymm, 1625: ibid. (1621-50).

William Domvile, of Middleton, 1647: ibid.

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

Dumville Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dumville is more commonly found in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dumville? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 766,190th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 19,590,177 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Dumville live; 49 percent live in Northern Europe and 49 percent live in British Isles.

It is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 177 people, or 1 in 314,791. In England Dumville is mostly found in: South Yorkshire, where 17 percent are found, Greater London, where 16 percent are found and Surrey, where 12 percent are found. Beside England this last name occurs in 11 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Dumville Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dumville has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Dumville surname grew 249 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 389 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dumville Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dumville surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dumville earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.06% more than the national average, earning $46,628 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.49% less than the national average, earning $45,961 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doumville940/
Dumvill932/
Dunville88455/
Dunnville824/
Dunviller821/
Domvile804/
Dumbile801/
Dunvill800/
Dinville75120/
Doumbile751/
Dunvil713/
Duimvuila711/
Domvil711/
Dumbhil6715,308/
Dumbili67433/
Dumbele6763/
Dunvale671/

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