Dunshee Surname

470,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 713 people bear this surname

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

Dunshee Surname Definition:

In Cos. Tyrone and Antrim since the seventeenth century. SIF 60

Dunshee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6551:553,37245,711
Brazil521:4,116,814111,429
England61:9,286,343223,652
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1311:383,34928,717

Dunshee (10) may also be a first name.

Dunshee Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

In Cos. Tyrone and Antrim since the seventeenth century. SIF 60

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Dunshee Last Name Facts

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

Dunshee is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunshee? popularity and diffusion

Dunshee is the 470,770th most widely held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 10,220,962 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 86 percent of Dunshee reside; 78 percent reside in North America and 78 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dunshee is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 10 people.

This surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 655 people, or 1 in 553,372. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Texas, where 9 percent are found, Iowa, where 7 percent are found and Michigan, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States Dunshee is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 7 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Dunshee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dunshee has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dunshee last name grew 500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 73 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dunshee Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Dunshee surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dunshee last name are 14.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.68% registered with the political party.

Dunshee earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.62% more than the national average, earning $49,027 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dunschee9319/
Dunsee9221/
Dunshe921/
Dunshea86558/
Dunsche86142/
Dunshie86141/
Dunshae862/
Dunsiee861/
Dunscee861/
Dunchee861/
Dunsher860/
Donshee860/
Dunse83501/
Dunseeth800/
Dungee77805/
Dunsey7772/
Dunser7761/
Dunsha7717/
Dunche7713/
Dumsee773/
Dunshi773/
Daunse772/
Dunjee772/
Donsee772/
Dunsie771/
Dumshe771/
Dunzee771/
Dunshy770/
Dunset770/
Dunsheath7565/
Dunseth71293/
Dunschi717/
Daunsae716/
Dhunshi716/
Dunshay712/
Dahunse712/
Duncher712/
Dunseah711/
Deunseh711/
Daunsøe711/
Dunchey711/
Daunsey711/
Dhunjee711/
Dungesh711/
Dunsgey711/
Dunseat711/
Dunnsha711/
Dunnsey710/
Donshie710/
Dunsett710/
Dunsier710/
Dunseit710/
Donshea710/
Dunge673,485/
Donse671,162/
Dunseath67762/
Dumse67757/
Dunce67150/
Dunsi6753/
Dunze6743/
Donsawee6718/
Dunsa6710/
Dunje674/
Duchense672/
Doungeye672/
Dunscith671/
Dunschii671/
Daunchey670/
Dunsuith670/

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