Dunderdale Surname

329,025th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Dunderdale Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dunnerdale,' a township in the parish of Kirkby Ireleth, Furness, embracing the valley of the Duddon as far as Seathwaite; compare Tyndale, Tweedale, Teasdale, Sic.

Robert Dunderdale, of Hathornthwaite, 1677: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

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Dunderdale Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6681:83,4109,200
United States2481:1,461,528100,066
Canada521:708,56956,910
Northern Ireland411:45,0013,962
Wales191:162,87011,152
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Hungary81:1,227,03553,030
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5281:46,1655,727
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Dunderdale Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dunnerdale,' a township in the parish of Kirkby Ireleth, Furness, embracing the valley of the Duddon as far as Seathwaite; compare Tyndale, Tweedale, Teasdale, Sic.

Robert Dunderdale, of Hathornthwaite, 1677: Lancashire Wills at Richmond.

John Dunderdall, of Chipping, 1666: ibid.

Nicholas Dawson, of Bow Hall, in Dunnerdale, 1726: ibid.

1809. Married — James Murr and Isabella Dunderdell: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Scandinavian) belonging to Dunderdale or Dunnerdale (Lancs) = the Thunder- Valley [Scandinavian dunder + dal]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dunderdale has been a Garstang name for the last three centuries. John and Richard Dunderdale were Garstang tenants in 1604; and in 1734, John Dunderdale was gentleman sidesman for the Barnaker Quarter of Garstang parish (F. G.). Dunnerdale is a Lancashire township.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Dunderdale Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dunderdale is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunderdale? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dunderdale is the 329,025th most common surname globally It is held by around 1 in 6,466,323 people. Dunderdale is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Dunderdale live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 668 people, or 1 in 83,410. In England Dunderdale is most frequent in: Lincolnshire, where 29 percent live, Lancashire, where 23 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account England this surname is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Dunderdale Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dunderdale has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Dunderdale surname grew 127 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 670 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 233 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dunderdale Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dunderdale last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dunderdale surname are 12.84% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.07% being registered with the party.

The amount Dunderdale earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 130% more than the national average, earning R 546,564 per year; in United States they earn 12.78% more than the national average, earning $48,662 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.56% more than the national average, earning $54,435 CAD per year.

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