Dunkerley Surname

172,556th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Dunkerley Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dunkerley.' I cannot find the spot, but it is a surname belonging to Lancashires. The variants are many. It is possible that Dinkley, a township in the parish of Blackburn, is the parent; indeed I may say that it is all but certain.

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Dunkerley Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2321:45,2265,696
United States7981:454,20938,852
Australia1541:175,29717,847
Canada911:404,89735,698
South Africa551:985,04961,274
Scotland361:148,7178,826
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
Malta181:23,9041,289
Wales111:281,32115,850
Bermuda101:6,5281,005
Gibraltar101:3,395741
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
France31:22,140,907385,998
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0351:23,5513,280
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1231:408,28230,178

Dunkerley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dunkerley.' I cannot find the spot, but it is a surname belonging to Lancashires. The variants are many. It is possible that Dinkley, a township in the parish of Blackburn, is the parent; indeed I may say that it is all but certain.

Roger de Dynkedlegh, of Wilpshire cum Dinkley, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

This entry practically proves the parentage suggested above.

Robert Dunkerley, of 'Crompstall, husbandman, 1588: Wills at Chester.

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

(with intrus. -er-) for Dunkiey, q.v.

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The Dunkleys have their present home in Northampton and its vicinity. A family of the name held property in Brington in the 15th century; and a family of Dunckley resided at Dodford last century (B.).

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

User-submitted Reference

This surname is derived from Dunkerley, a lost town near Blackburn.

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Dunkerley Demographics

Average Male Dunkerley Height

179 cm

Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 15 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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Dunkerley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dunkerley is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunkerley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 172,556th most frequently held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 2,923,203 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 53 percent of Dunkerley live; 52 percent live in Northern Europe and 52 percent live in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 1,232 people, or 1 in 45,226. In England it is most numerous in: Greater Manchester, where 28 percent live, Greater London, where 6 percent live and Cheshire, where 5 percent live. Beside England it is found in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent live and Australia, where 6 percent live.

Dunkerley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dunkerley has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 119 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 649 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dunkerley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Unitarian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dunkerley last name are 27.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 74.07% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dunkerley earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 28.86% more than the national average, earning R 306,216 per year; in United States they earn 11.34% more than the national average, earning $48,042 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.29% more than the national average, earning $54,301 CAD per year.

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