Dunch Surname
Approximately 217 people bear this surname
Dunch Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the dunch,' i.e. deaf. 'Dunch, deaf, dull, "deafe, or hard of hearing" (1582). ... A dunch passage, a blind, dark passage': Halliwell. compare Daffand Daft.
Stephen Dunche, Cambridgeshire 1273.
Read More About This SurnameDunch Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 127 | 1:2,854,007 | 168,820 |
| Denmark | 42 | 1:134,398 | 12,049 |
| Russia | 22 | 1:6,551,048 | 261,263 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Bermuda | 5 | 1:13,056 | 1,849 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Latvia | 3 | 1:683,349 | 34,074 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 21 | 1:1,160,732 | 43,748 |
Dunch Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the dunch,' i.e. deaf. 'Dunch, deaf, dull, "deafe, or hard of hearing" (1582). ... A dunch passage, a blind, dark passage': Halliwell. compare Daffand Daft.
Stephen Dunche, Cambridgeshire 1273. Hundred Rolls.
William Dunche, vicar of Santon, Norfolk, 1490: History of Norfolk.
Robert Dunch, Norfolk, 1409: ibid.
1598. William Dunche, of Wyttenham, Berks, and Mary Cromwell, of Hichinbrooke, Huntingdonshire: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).
(English) Deaf, Dull; Squat [Dialectal English] Cp. Dunk.
Deaf; dull.
The notable family of Dunch of Little Wittenham in the 16th century (A.) possess few, if any, descendants in our own time.
Dunch Demographics
Dunch Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Dunch Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dunch Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dunch (Russian: Дуньч) occurs most in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Dunch.
How Common Is The Last Name Dunch? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,118,459th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. The surname Dunch is mostly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Dunch are found; 63 percent are found in North America and 63 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname Dunch is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 127 people, or 1 in 2,854,007. In The United States Dunch is most common in: Ohio, where 30 percent are found, Pennsylvania, where 17 percent are found and California, where 15 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 19 percent are found and Russia, where 10 percent are found.
Dunch Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Dunch has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Dunch surname contracted 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dunch Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Dunch surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States Dunch are 20.68% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.91% registered with the political party.
Dunch earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.25% less than the national average, earning $37,000 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunsch | 91 | 134 | / |
| Duench | 91 | 107 | / |
| Daunch | 91 | 64 | / |
| Dunche | 91 | 13 | / |
| Dunc | 89 | 17 | / |
| Dunsche | 83 | 142 | / |
| Duntsch | 83 | 98 | / |
| Deunsch | 83 | 10 | / |
| Dautnch | 83 | 1 | / |
| Donch | 80 | 208 | / |
| Dinch | 80 | 205 | / |
| Dunce | 80 | 150 | / |
| Duncz | 80 | 6 | / |
| Duncs | 80 | 3 | / |
| Dunsh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dunchova | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dhunkh | 73 | 368 | / |
| Doench | 73 | 269 | / |
| Dounce | 73 | 97 | / |
| Daunce | 73 | 65 | / |
| Dünsch | 73 | 11 | / |
| Donsch | 73 | 10 | / |
| Doonch | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dunkhe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dumche | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dunczt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dunshe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dunz | 67 | 837 | / |
| Duns | 67 | 533 | / |
| Duchens | 67 | 120 | / |
| Duncová | 67 | 86 | / |
| Düntsch | 67 | 59 | / |
| Donc | 67 | 55 | / |
| Dontsch | 67 | 33 | / |
| D'Oench | 67 | 15 | / |
| Duncova | 67 | 13 | / |
| Dunj | 67 | 11 | / |
| Duchins | 67 | 9 | / |
| Duchyns | 67 | 7 | / |
| Doumche | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dunx | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dusence | 67 | 1 | / |
Dunch Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dunch in the Russian language | ||
| Дуньч | dunc | - |
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