Dunkley Surname

30,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,503 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Dunkley 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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Dunkley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5,6291:9,8981,458
Jamaica4,1061:699131
United States3,6041:100,57111,165
Australia2,1231:12,7161,843
Canada9401:39,1974,914
Northern Ireland1781:10,3651,631
South Africa1691:320,57830,241
New Zealand1511:29,9895,243
Wales1151:26,9092,781
Ecuador1121:142,0166,963
Scotland871:61,5385,001
Panama641:61,1292,774
Costa Rica401:119,5021,876
Bermuda311:2,106336
Germany291:2,776,050134,833
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Venezuela141:2,157,43425,468
Finland91:610,74534,002
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Norway71:734,61250,907
Cayman Islands61:10,6491,253
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Trinidad and Tobago51:272,79511,064
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Tonga11:107,313791
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,3741:10,2681,554
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2771:181,29516,134

Dunkley (18) may also be a first name.

Dunkley 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

(English) belonging to Dunkley or Dinkley (Lancs) =? Dun(n)inc’s or Dun(n)ing's Lea [v. Dunning, and + Old English leáh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From Dinkley; a location name in Lancashire.

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

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

Dunkley Last Name Facts

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

Dunkley is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunkley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 30,508th most frequently held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 416,360 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Dunkley reside; 34 percent reside in Northern Europe and 34 percent reside in British Isles. Dunkley is also the 2,608,198th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 18 people.

The surname Dunkley is most frequently held in England, where it is held by 5,629 people, or 1 in 9,898. In England Dunkley is primarily concentrated in: Northamptonshire, where 17 percent live, Greater London, where 14 percent live and West Midlands, where 8 percent live. Outside of England it exists in 50 countries. It is also common in Jamaica, where 23 percent live and The United States, where 21 percent live.

Dunkley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dunkley has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Dunkley surname expanded 237 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 1,301 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 1,917 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 2,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dunkley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dunkley surname are 2.17% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.06% registered with the political party.

The amount Dunkley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 57.44% more than the national average, earning R 374,136 per year; in United States they earn 1.86% more than the national average, earning $43,952 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.28% less than the national average, earning $48,052 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dunckley93713/
Dunkleey931/
Dounkley930/
Dunkleys930/
Dunkle924,683/
Dunkly9259/
Dunkelley880/
Dunklee86530/
Dunckle8641/
Duncley865/
Donkley864/
Dunkles864/
Dumkley861/
Dunkleu861/
Dunkloy861/
Dunckly861/
Dunklie860/
Duncklee80254/
Dunkelly8046/
Dunkless8011/
Dunckler803/
Dunckles800/
Donckley800/
Donkle77149/
Dunkli774/
Duncle771/
Dumkle770/
Dunkeller750/
Dunklau71226/
Dumklay719/
Donklay713/
Dunklui712/
Dunclee711/
Dunclay711/
Duncklau6712/
Dungklai6711/
Donkelly672/
Duncille671/
Doncklee670/

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Dunkley Reference & Research

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