Dunnington Surname

193,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,176 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Dunnington Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dunnington,' (1) a township in East Riding of Yorks; (a) a parish four miles from York; (3) 'of Donington, 'a parish in Lincolnshire; (4) 'of Donnington, 'a hamlet near Newbury, Berkshire.

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Dunnington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6321:222,09521,519
England3051:182,68216,414
Canada1001:368,45633,054
South Africa681:796,73154,178
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Wales91:343,83718,086
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Aruba11:103,4772,586
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2621:93,0369,584
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3521:142,66713,398

Dunnington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dunnington,' (1) a township in East Riding of Yorks; (a) a parish four miles from York; (3) 'of Donington, 'a parish in Lincolnshire; (4) 'of Donnington, 'a hamlet near Newbury, Berkshire.

John de Dunington, Oxfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Johannes de Donington, ibid.

Thomas de Dunington, Oxfordshire, ibid.

Walter de Donington, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Gilbert de Duningtun, Lincolnshire, ibid.

Oliver de Dunington, Lincolnshire, ibid.

1530. John Parmynter and Margaret Dunnyngton: Marriage Lic (London).

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

(English) belonging to Dunnington = the Estate of the Dunn(a Family [Anglo-Saxon Dunninga-tún—dunn, dark brown; -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing; tún, estate, farm, &c.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dunnington Last Name Facts

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

Dunnington occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunnington? popularity and diffusion

Dunnington is the 193,336th most widespread family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 3,349,056 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Dunnington live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,632 people, or 1 in 222,095. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Maryland, where 10 percent live, Virginia, where 8 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States it occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in England, where 14 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Dunnington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dunnington has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dunnington surname rose 464 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 116 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dunnington Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Dunnington surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Dunnington are 16.45% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 63.22% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dunnington earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 642.6% more than the national average, earning R 1,764,700 per year; in United States they earn 6.89% more than the national average, earning $46,120 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.83% more than the national average, earning $51,087 CAD per year.

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