Dunnell Surname

339,513th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,083 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Dunnell Surname Definition:

Perhaps a corruption of Donald.

Dunnell Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6471:560,21546,155
England2631:211,85618,170
Canada561:657,95753,499
Australia341:793,99150,673
Guernsey291:2,222539
Scotland161:334,61415,044
France91:7,380,302306,885
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Panama61:652,04310,051
Wales61:515,75523,171
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1551:157,26013,677
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1861:269,99321,996

Dunnell (28) may also be a first name.

Dunnell Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Perhaps a corruption of Donald.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Dunnell Last Name Facts

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

Dunnell is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunnell? popularity and diffusion

Dunnell is the 339,513th most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 6,729,036 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Dunnell are found; 61 percent are found in North America and 61 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Dunnell is also the 1,994,417th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 28 people.

The last name Dunnell is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 647 people, or 1 in 560,215. In The United States Dunnell is mostly found in: Florida, where 13 percent reside, Missouri, where 9 percent reside and Georgia, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States it occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in England, where 24 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Dunnell Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dunnell has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dunnell surname expanded 348 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 170 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dunnell Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Dunnell surname is predominantly Episcopalian (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dunnell surname are 1.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.86% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dunnell earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 9.67% more than the national average, earning R 260,616 per year; in United States they earn 2.03% more than the national average, earning $44,025 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.4% more than the national average, earning $52,366 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duinnell930/
Dunell92214/
Dunnel928/
Donnell8613,325/
Dunnill86643/
Dutnell8630/
Daunell8621/
Duniell862/
Dhunnel861/
Duinell861/
Duunell861/
Dunnehl861/
Dumnell860/
Dugnell860/
Dunnelt860/
Dounell860/
Duhnell860/
Daunnel860/
Dunel83422/
Dunnl832/
Donneell801/
Doonnell800/
Donell77513/
Donnel77459/
Dinell77122/
Dhunel7737/
Dounel7721/
Duniel778/
Dunnil776/
Duneld774/
Duenel773/
Daunel772/
Dunill772/
Dusnel771/
Dumnel770/
Duneel770/
Dunuel770/
Dunl7315/
Dienell7127/
Dungill7127/
Dungnil719/
Dunhæll712/
Doneell712/
Dumnill712/
Douënel711/
Donniel711/
Donneel711/
Doniell711/
Dauniel711/
Dhugnel711/
Donnill710/
Donel671,048/
Dinel67969/
Dunil6716/
Doungnil6710/
Daungnil675/
Dumll672/
Dunél671/
Dunlp671/
Diehnell670/

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