Dunbavin Surname

828,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 334 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Dunbavin Surname Definition:

A curious East Cheshire surname. I cannot suggest any satisfactory derivation.

Ralph Dunbabin, of Warrington, 1598: Wills at Chester.

Anthony Dunbabin, of Warrii waolttn-araper, 1597: ibid.

Robert Dunbabin, of Runcorn, 1639: ibid.

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Dunbavin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2761:201,87717,601
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Wales101:309,45316,869
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Malta41:107,5681,849
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England581:420,26524,785
Wales21:784,20816,349

Dunbavin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A curious East Cheshire surname. I cannot suggest any satisfactory derivation.

Ralph Dunbabin, of Warrington, 1598: Wills at Chester.

Anthony Dunbabin, of Warrii waolttn-araper, 1597: ibid.

Robert Dunbabin, of Runcorn, 1639: ibid. (1621-50).

William Dunbabin, of Frodsham, 1630: ibid.

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

Celtic) Dweller at Bebinn’s HiLL-FoRT [Gaelic dún, a hill— fort]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dunbavin Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Dunbavin? popularity and diffusion

Dunbavin is the 828,895th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 21,819,000 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Dunbavin reside; 90 percent reside in Northern Europe and 90 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Dunbavin is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 276 people, or 1 in 201,877. In England Dunbavin is mostly found in: Merseyside, where 35 percent reside, Cheshire, where 13 percent reside and Greater Manchester, where 9 percent reside. Apart from England this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 4 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 3 percent reside.

Dunbavin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dunbavin has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Dunbavin surname expanded 476 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dunbavin Last Name Statistics demography

Dunbavin earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 16.86% less than the national average, earning $41,306 CAD per year.

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