Dunlop Surname

18,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,452 people bear this surname

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

Dunlop Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dunlop' 'Traced to the year 1260, when Dom. Gulielmus de Dunlop was lord of Dunlop, in Ayrshire, an estate still in the possession of the family' (Lower's Patr. Brit). This Scotch surname in the form of Dunlap swarms in the United States.

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Dunlop Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6,0441:59,9707,066
Canada5,8611:6,287922
Australia4,8951:5,515802
England4,1641:13,3811,971
Scotland3,8941:1,375239
Northern Ireland2,6531:695111
New Zealand1,2281:3,688581
South Africa4031:134,43615,622
Wales2041:15,1691,654
Ireland1911:24,6542,360
Malawi1311:130,68014,293
Dominican Republic771:135,4935,426
France741:897,604104,173
Netherlands691:244,74231,623
Thailand491:1,441,599197,614
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Singapore341:161,9916,884
Bermuda311:2,106336
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Jamaica231:124,7804,616
Chile221:800,74917,445
Venezuela201:1,510,20420,059
Malta181:23,9041,289
India181:42,614,743461,117
Norway151:342,81932,589
Guyana141:54,4444,775
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
United States Virgin Islands121:9,1981,357
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Trinidad and Tobago111:123,9987,543
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Panama101:391,2268,067
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Finland91:610,74534,002
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Slovakia81:667,05668,191
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
China71:195,331,65210,124
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Jersey51:19,8403,614
British Virgin Islands51:6,319600
Samoa41:48,452659
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Belize11:355,4743,977
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1,6981:2,609492
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland3,9451:949163
England8711:27,9853,790
Wales191:82,5483,796
Jersey91:5,7651,004
Isle of Man41:13,5671,192
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4501:34,6344,130

Dunlop (91) may also be a first name.

Dunlop Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dunlop' 'Traced to the year 1260, when Dom. Gulielmus de Dunlop was lord of Dunlop, in Ayrshire, an estate still in the possession of the family' (Lower's Patr. Brit). This Scotch surname in the form of Dunlap swarms in the United States. A Mr. Dunlop at a dinner party, where puns on names were the subject of conversation, said,' No pun could be made on his name.' 'Oh, yes, sir,' said a guest; 'lop off the last syllable, and it is done.' Although not an English surname, I have entered it in this dictionary as many Scotch names have become so familiarized on English soil that the fact that they are immigrants is well-nigh forgotten by many.

Robert Denlopp, of Edinburgh, in Scotland, 1619: Wills at Chester.

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

A well-known Ayrshire surname derived from the lands of Dunlop in the district of Cunningham. About the middle of last century the name was locally pronounced Delap or Dulap. The first record of the surname appears to be in 1260 in which year dominus Willelmus de Dunlop is recorded as witness to an indenture between Godfrey de Ross and the burgesses of Irvine (Irvine, I, p. 5). The original document does not exist, but a notarial copy was made in 1444. In 1296 Neel Fitz Robert de Dullope (Dunlop) of the county of Arne rendered homage, and as Nel de Dunlopp he appears on an inquest held at Berwick on the lands of Lady Elena la Zouch in Conyngham (Bain, II, p. 205,216). Constantyn Dunlop of that Ilk is mentioned in 1496 (Buccleuch MSS.). Downlop 1564, Dunlape 1683, Dunlope 1573, Dunloup 1599. In the United States the surname appears as Dunlap. Dalape and Dunlape 1686.

— The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(Celtic) belonging to Dunlop (Ayrshire) = prob. the Hill of the Bend [Gaelic dún, a hill + lúib, genit. of lúb, a bend]

— Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) One who came from the lands of Dunlop (hill at the bend), in Ayrshire.

— Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(Often corrupted in Scotland to Dunlap and Delap.) Traced to the year 1260, when Dom. Gulielmus de Dunlop was lord of Dunlop in Ayrshire, an estate still in possession of the family.

— Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Local: from the lands of Dunlop in Ayrshire.

— The Origin and Signification of Scottish Surnames (1862) by Clifford Stanley Sims (1839-1896)

(Gaelic.) Local. A parish in the district of Cunningham, Ayrshire, Scotland; from Dun, a castle, fort, or hill, and lub, a curvature, a bending of the shore—the castle or hill at the bend.

— An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

A location name in Ayr.

— British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber
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Dunlop Religious Adherence
in Ireland

Sample size: 1,698 (1901)

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Dunlop Last Name Facts

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

Dunlop has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Dunlop click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunlop? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 18,125th most commonly used family name globally, held by around 1 in 239,313 people. The surname Dunlop is predominantly found in The Americas, where 40 percent of Dunlop live; 39 percent live in North America and 39 percent live in Anglo-North America. Dunlop is also the 998,282nd most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 91 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 6,044 people, or 1 in 59,970. In The United States Dunlop is primarily concentrated in: California, where 11 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 9 percent live. Barring The United States Dunlop occurs in 89 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 16 percent live.

Dunlop Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dunlop has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 417 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 478 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it contracted 1 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,074 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 89 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dunlop Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Presbyterian (58%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dunlop surname are 12.86% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 59.63% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dunlop earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.64% more than the national average, earning 452,114 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 108.77% more than the national average, earning R 496,128 per year; in United States they earn 14.06% more than the national average, earning $49,216 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.18% more than the national average, earning $52,255 CAD per year.

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Dunlo9111/
Dunlap8352,919/
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Dunloo831/
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Dunlob831/
Dunloi831/
Dunlopova801/
Dunlopová801/
Dunlapp7712/
Dunllap774/
Dounlap773/
Dunlape772/
Deunlap771/
Dunloch771/
Duhnlap771/
Doonlop771/
Dunlaph770/
Dunnlap770/
Dunlaup770/
Dunlaps770/
Donlo73135/
Dunla7315/
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Dunnello710/
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Donloa672/
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