Dunleavy Surname

69,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,127 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Dunleavy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunleavy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,7331:97,09610,829
England1,3751:40,5225,211
Ireland1,2621:3,731651
Canada1691:218,02121,041
Australia1671:161,65116,786
Northern Ireland1291:14,3031,992
Scotland951:56,3564,696
Wales631:49,1204,600
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Bermuda121:5,440820
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
France31:22,140,907385,998
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland9431:4,698799
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:353,26622,372
Scotland241:155,9676,425
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1741:288,61323,092

Dunleavy (10) may also be a first name.

Dunleavy Last Name Facts

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

Dunleavy is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunleavy? popularity and diffusion

Dunleavy is the 69,507th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,022,526 people. The last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Dunleavy reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 10 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 3,733 people, or 1 in 97,096. In The United States Dunleavy is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 14 percent live, New Jersey, where 10 percent live and California, where 6 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name exists in 21 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent live and Ireland, where 18 percent live.

Dunleavy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dunleavy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dunleavy last name increased 2,145 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,993 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 134 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 396 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dunleavy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Dunleavy last name is principally Catholic (94%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dunleavy surname are 5.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 52.55% being registered with the party.

The amount Dunleavy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 36.71% less than the national average, earning R 150,396 per year; in United States they earn 19.29% more than the national average, earning $51,471 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.85% more than the national average, earning $51,597 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dunleavy
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