Dunkerton Surname

573,706th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 549 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Dunkerton Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dunkerton,' a parish in Somerset, five miles from Bath.

Nicholas de Donkerton, Somerset, 1 Edward III t Kirby's Quest.

1610. Married — William Dunkerton and Sara Goebye: St.

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Dunkerton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2331:1,555,618105,142
England1821:306,14323,159
Australia501:539,91440,287
Wales381:81,4356,830
New Zealand341:133,18615,994
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1341:181,90614,990
Wales141:112,0304,740
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:1,091,71163,103

Dunkerton Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dunkerton,' a parish in Somerset, five miles from Bath.

Nicholas de Donkerton, Somerset, 1 Edward III t Kirby's Quest.

1610. Married — William Dunkerton and Sara Goebye: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

Dunkerton Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dunkerton is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunkerton? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 573,706th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 13,274,218 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 41 percent of Dunkerton are found; 40 percent are found in Northern Europe and 40 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 233 people, or 1 in 1,555,618. In The United States it is most common in: Maryland, where 14 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and Ohio, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 33 percent are found and Australia, where 9 percent are found.

Dunkerton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dunkerton has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 507 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 136 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 271 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dunkerton Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Presbyterian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dunkerton last name are 5.31% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.08% being registered with the political party.

Dunkerton earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.82% less than the national average, earning $41,932 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dinkerton891/
Dankerton890/
Tinkerton7817/
Tankerton782/
Duangraton744/

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