Dunlavy Surname

329,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
French Polynesia

Dunlavy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunlavy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,0471:346,18831,090
England491:1,137,10353,999
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England631:386,91123,603
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3751:133,91612,757

Dunlavy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dunlavy is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunlavy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 329,892nd most widespread surname in the world, held by around 1 in 6,489,355 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Dunlavy are found; 79 percent are found in North America and 79 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Dunlavy is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 1,047 people, or 1 in 346,188. In The United States it is most frequent in: Ohio, where 11 percent live, Wisconsin, where 10 percent live and Texas, where 7 percent live. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in England, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Dunlavy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dunlavy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dunlavy surname increased 279 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 22 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dunlavy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dunlavy surname are 19.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 65.98% registered with the party.

Dunlavy earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.72% more than the national average, earning $47,343 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dunleavy937,127/
Dunlavey931,038/
Dunlavay930/
Dunlavoy930/
Dunleavey88409/
Dunleavoy888/
Dunleavys881/
Dunnleavy881/
Dunliavey880/
Dunlava8612/
Donlavy864/
Dunlaby861/
Dunlave860/
Donlavey8018/
Dunlavie8017/
Dunleaby808/
Dunlovey802/
Dunleave801/
Dunleovy800/
Dunlavis800/
Dunleavie7529/
Donleavey756/
Dunleyvey750/
Dunleaver750/
Dunlove710/
Donlava710/
Donleivy671/
Dunleowy670/
Donlabe572/
Donlahue530/

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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
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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 Dunlavy
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