Dunkin Surname

86,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,591 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Latvia

Dunkin Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Duncan' a modification (imitative) towards such diminutives as Wilkin, Tomkin, Watkin, &c.

'Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin (1773-1841), surveyor general of the Ordnance, belonged to a respectable Northumbrian family, said to be of Scotch descent, and originally named Duncan': Dictionary of National Biography.

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Dunkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,5851:79,0539,019
England3191:174,66515,923
Russia1931:746,75262,507
Canada1301:283,42826,469
Australia1131:238,90022,291
Latvia731:28,0834,296
Northern Ireland281:65,8944,901
Bulgaria271:258,47813,520
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Wales101:309,45316,869
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland141:316,41912,423
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2591:94,1139,671
Isle of Man171:3,192355
Wales121:130,7015,289
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6951:29,6283,603

Dunkin (90) may also be a first name.

Dunkin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Duncan' a modification (imitative) towards such diminutives as Wilkin, Tomkin, Watkin, &c.

'Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin (1773-1841), surveyor general of the Ordnance, belonged to a respectable Northumbrian family, said to be of Scotch descent, and originally named Duncan': Dictionary of National Biography.

William fil. Donkani, Cumberland, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Alnon Donykyn, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Richard Donykyn, Somerset, 1 Edward III: ibid.

1633. Thomas Cater to Elizabeth Dunkin: Canterbury Cathedral.

1660. George Dunkin to Elizabeth Lewis: St. Dionis Backchurch (London).

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

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Duncan,' which see. No doubt imitative of the common English suffix -kin, as in Wilkin, Wilkinson, Tompkin, Tompkinson, &c.; compare Donkin.

1508. Richard Bromlve and Mary Dunkyn: Marriage Lic. (London).

1660. Married — George Dunkin and Alix. Lewis: St. Dionis Backchurch.

1772. — John Dunkin and Elizabeth Hooper: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

(Celtic) for Duncan (q.v.) (English) = Dun(n (q.v.) + the diminutive suff. -kin.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An English corruption of the Scottish Duncan. The Duncans ' came south ' at an early date, for one Donecan had got as far as Somersetshire at the making of Domesd. In the XIV. cent. it was often written Dunkan and Duncon in English records.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Dunnichen; a location name in Forfar (?).

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Dunkin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dunkin (Arabic: دانكن, Russian: Дунькин) is found most frequently in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunkin? popularity and diffusion

It is the 86,199th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,303,442 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Dunkin live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,005,046th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 90 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 4,585 people, or 1 in 79,053. In The United States Dunkin is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, California, where 9 percent reside and Missouri, where 6 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in 33 countries. It is also common in England, where 6 percent reside and Russia, where 3 percent reside.

Dunkin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dunkin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dunkin surname increased 271 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 123 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it decreased 17 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dunkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Dunkin surname is primarily Catholic (93%) in Ireland and Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Dunkin last name are 11.33% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.1% being registered with the party.

The amount Dunkin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 269.64% more than the national average, earning R 878,400 per year; in United States they earn 6.66% less than the national average, earning $40,274 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7% less than the national average, earning $46,204 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dunkina92168/
Dungkin928/
Dunckin923/
Dounkin921/
Dunnkin920/
Dušenkin868/
Duncking860/
Donkin834,350/
Dunken83837/
Dumkin83342/
Duncin8318/
Dunkyn8311/
Dunkim833/
Dunkhn831/
Dunkinová801/
Dunkinova801/
Dunkyna7713/
Dongkin776/
Dunchin773/
Doenkin772/
Duncken770/
Dunkent770/
Daumkin770/
Dunkenn770/
Duncn735/
Dounkeng71141/
Daungken711/
Dungchin711/
Donken67153/
Duncen6711/
Donkyn678/
Doungchin672/
Dunccn670/
Dunkem670/
Doenkyn622/
Dongken621/
Dunchen620/
Dauncen620/
Doonkeen5776/
Dumkn551/
Doungchen534/
Dumkyn5023/

Dunkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dunkin in the Russian language
Дунькинdunkin-
Dunkin in the Arabic language
دانكنdankn-

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