Dundon Surname

117,306th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,926 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Dundon Surname Definition:

An old family in Co. Limerick of English origin. IF 311*, 313*

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Dundon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8091:200,36419,707
Australia9601:28,1213,824
England4751:117,30111,949
Ireland4601:10,2371,339
Canada901:409,39536,056
Philippines421:2,410,434128,915
Northern Ireland231:80,2195,468
France141:4,744,480251,814
Wales131:238,04114,239
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland2761:16,0502,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England341:716,92333,560
Scotland141:267,3738,913
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5531:90,8119,350

Dundon (29) may also be a first name.

Dundon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

An old family in Co. Limerick of English origin. IF 311*, 313*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

User-submitted Reference

(Irish, Scottish, Gaelic) This surname is a contraction of Dundonald places in Antrim and Ayrshire. It means 'Domnhall's fort'.

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Dundon Last Name Facts

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

Dundon (Russian: Дундон) occurs most in The United States. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Dundon.

How Common Is The Last Name Dundon? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 117,306th most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,856,227 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 48 percent of Dundon are found; 48 percent are found in North America and 48 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,951,561st most commonly used first name globally, held by 29 people.

The last name Dundon is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,809 people, or 1 in 200,364. In The United States Dundon is most common in: New York, where 17 percent reside, Pennsylvania, where 10 percent reside and California, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The United States it exists in 30 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 24 percent reside and England, where 12 percent reside.

Dundon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dundon has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dundon surname rose 327 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,397 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 167 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 64 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dundon Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Dundon surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Dundon are 2.47% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.76% registered with the party.

The amount Dundon earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 187.31% more than the national average, earning S/. 55,696 per year; in United States they earn 9.07% more than the national average, earning $47,062 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.27% less than the national average, earning $48,057 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dundong9217/
Dundoon923/
Tdundon920/
Dundone920/
Daundong8617/
Doundoun865/
Dondon832,822/
Dundun83589/
Dundan8364/
Dundom8318/
Dumdon831/
Doundoung801/
Dundang77683/
Dundung77160/
Dundune7726/
Daundan777/
Dundane775/
Dumdong772/
Doondon771/
Dumdont771/
Dundhun771/
Duyndan771/
Duindan771/
Dhundhan7134/
Doundoum7121/
Dumdoung7116/
Doondoon7113/
Doundang712/
Dhundhun711/
Dhundane711/
Dunhdung711/
Dundhane711/
Dhundgan711/
Dumdom67197/
Dusendang67121/
Dündan6797/
Dundanova6793/
Dundum6740/
Dundam6717/
Dusendann678/
Dhundhune674/
Doumndang671/

Dundon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dundon in the Russian language
Дундонdundon-

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