Dunlavey Surname

351,339th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,038 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Dunlavey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunlavey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8631:419,99936,400
England1221:456,70530,074
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Northern Ireland101:184,5049,341
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England721:338,54721,815
Scotland81:467,90212,875
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1721:291,96923,310

Dunlavey Last Name Facts

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

Dunlavey occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Dunlavey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunlavey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dunlavey is the 351,339th most commonly occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 7,020,757 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 62 percent of Dunlavey reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 59 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 863 people, or 1 in 419,999. In The United States Dunlavey is most frequent in: California, where 10 percent live, Massachusetts, where 9 percent live and Iowa, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 12 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Dunlavey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dunlavey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dunlavey last name expanded 502 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 169 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dunlavey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (53%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dunlavey surname are 5.83% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 52.6% registered with the political party.

The amount Dunlavey earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.44% more than the national average, earning $48,087 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.78% less than the national average, earning $46,314 CAD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dunlavey
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