Dunsdon Surname

376,758th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 949 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Dunsdon Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Dunsdon = Dun(n)’s Hill [v. Dunn 1, and + Old English dún]

Dunsdon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3911:142,50113,810
South Africa2411:224,80423,422
Australia1221:221,27621,136
Canada951:387,84834,448
United States911:3,983,065216,270
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Jersey11:99,2026,620
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1481:164,69814,111
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Dunsdon Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Dunsdon = Dun(n)’s Hill [v. Dunn 1, and + Old English dún]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dunsdon Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dunsdon is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunsdon? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 376,758th most common surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 7,679,184 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 42 percent of Dunsdon live; 42 percent live in Northern Europe and 42 percent live in British Isles.

Dunsdon is most frequently occurring in England, where it is held by 391 people, or 1 in 142,501. In England Dunsdon is most numerous in: Oxfordshire, where 14 percent are found, Greater London, where 14 percent are found and Hampshire, where 14 percent are found. Besides England this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 25 percent are found and Australia, where 13 percent are found.

Dunsdon Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dunsdon has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Dunsdon surname expanded 264 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 569 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dunsdon Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dunsdon surname are 7.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dunsdon earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 21.75% less than the national average, earning R 185,952 per year; in United States they earn 27.22% more than the national average, earning $54,894 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.5% less than the national average, earning $46,456 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Dunsdon
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis