Dundee Surname

292,632nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,306 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Dundee Surname Definition:

Of local origin from the town of Dundee in Angus. Willelmus de Dunde witnessed a charter by Willelmus filius Hawoc, burgess of Perth, c. 1245 (Inchaffray, p. 63). He also appears as witness in a Scone charter in the reign of Alexander II (Scon, p.

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Dundee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5571:650,73452,170
Northern Ireland1511:12,2191,804
Canada861:428,43737,472
South Africa831:652,74348,091
England811:687,87739,238
Scotland521:102,9586,964
Australia431:627,80744,139
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Italy291:2,108,85190,314
Sweden201:492,33835,486
Wales191:162,87011,152
Guyana141:54,4444,775
Lebanon111:512,46212,816
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
India91:85,229,487684,495
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Syria61:3,216,83711,326
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France21:33,211,361423,184
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Iceland11:380,09011,096
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland361:123,0527,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
Scotland211:178,2486,976
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States521:965,74457,486

The alternate forms: Dündee (4) are calculated separately.

Dundee (471) may also be a first name.

Dundee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Of local origin from the town of Dundee in Angus. Willelmus de Dunde witnessed a charter by Willelmus filius Hawoc, burgess of Perth, c. 1245 (Inchaffray, p. 63). He also appears as witness in a Scone charter in the reign of Alexander II (Scon, p. 55). Robertus de Dunde, witness in a charter by Malise, earl of Stratherne, 1287 (Inchaffray, p. 111). Radulph de Dunde was freed from obligation to Walter, dominus de Venall, burgess of Aberdeen, in 1292 (Panmure, II, p. 151). Michael of Dundee, parson of Stubbehoke (Stobo), Rauf de Dunde of Forfarshire, and Master William of Dundee, parson of Alnith (Alyth), rendered homage in 1296 (Bain, II, p. 199,211, 212), and Master Thomas de Dundee was appointed bishop of Ross in 1297 (ibid., p. 240). Magister Johannes de Dunde was a witness in Perth in 1458, and Magister Johannes de Dunde was vicar pensioner of Barre in 1489 (RAA., II, p. 103,261). The surname seems to have died out early.

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

The Scottish town.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Dundee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dundee (Arabic: داندي) is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered as: Dündee. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dundee? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 292,632nd most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,580,050 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 51 percent of Dundee are found; 49 percent are found in North America and 49 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Dundee is also the 392,250th most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 471 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 557 people, or 1 in 650,734. In The United States Dundee is most common in: Iowa, where 14 percent are found, California, where 13 percent are found and Texas, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States Dundee exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 12 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Dundee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dundee has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dundee surname increased 1,071 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 338 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 248 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 92 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dundee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is primarily Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland and Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Dundee surname are 21.61% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.38% being registered with the political party.

The amount Dundee earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 11.95% less than the national average, earning R 209,244 per year; in United States they earn 16.43% more than the national average, earning $50,239 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18.16% more than the national average, earning $58,704 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dündee944/
Dundeez924/
Dhundee922/
Dunde911,411/
Doundeye8614/
Dounhdee861/
Dunnddee860/
Daunde831,926/
Dunder831,511/
Dhunde831,273/
Dumdee83243/
Dounde83225/
Dundes83185/
Dondee83122/
Dundie8334/
Dundey8326/
Dundea8318/
Dunnde8310/
Dundhe836/
Dundge834/
Deunde834/
Dundei833/
Dundde832/
Dundae831/
Dundue831/
Duntde831/
Dutnde831/
Dhondee77353/
Dundaye7757/
Dunnder7738/
Doundey7723/
Daunnde7710/
Dhaunde7710/
Dutende775/
Dhundhe772/
Dhundye772/
Dhounde771/
Dhunder771/
Dheunde771/
Dunddey771/
Doundes771/
Hdundje771/
Deundeu771/
Doutnde771/
Doundei771/
Doundye771/
Dundess770/
Doundge770/
Donde7310,244/
Dunda737,461/
Dundi734,764/
Dundy73159/
Dumde73141/
Dundá731/
Dundj731/
Doucende71116/
Doundaye7143/
Dhundaye7140/
Doondeea7120/
Dondojee717/
Dhaundye714/
Dhoondee711/
Dhonde679,871/
Doumde671,506/
Dounda67404/
Dumdei67333/
Dondea67333/
Dondey67181/
Dhundi67156/
Daundi67150/
Dhunda67141/
Dundai67129/
Dumdey6770/
Dundis6764/
Dundyi6760/
Dunday6750/
Doundi6741/
Daunda6729/
Doende6728/
Dhumde6727/
Dundys6724/
Dundaa6724/
Dundiy6723/
Doundé6723/
Dondei6718/
Dundhi6716/
Doundy6715/
Dondie6715/
Dondeh6714/
Dundoy6714/
Donnde6713/
Deundi679/
Dunduy678/
Dondhe678/
Dumder677/
Ddunda676/
Dunddi674/
Dondde673/
Duinda672/
Dundhy672/
Dundiz672/
Dhundy671/
Ddundi671/
Dundha671/
Duynda671/
Duindi671/
Dondeu671/
Tdonde671/
Ddonde671/
Duhnda671/
Dumdet671/
D'Onde671/
Dunndy670/

Dundee Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dundee in the Arabic language
دانديdandy-
دندىdndy-
دنديdndy-
دونديdwndy-

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