Dunstan Surname
Approximately 14,360 people bear this surname
Dunstan Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dunstan.' One of this name was Abbot of Glastonbury and Archbishop of Canterbury.
Thomas Dunstan, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Dunstan de Berstede, Kent, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameDunstan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 6,279 | 1:4,299 | 620 |
| England | 2,632 | 1:21,169 | 2,986 |
| United States | 2,103 | 1:172,353 | 17,376 |
| Sri Lanka | 585 | 1:35,570 | 4,375 |
| Canada | 546 | 1:67,483 | 7,779 |
| Jamaica | 332 | 1:8,644 | 979 |
| New Zealand | 319 | 1:14,195 | 2,478 |
| Tanzania | 276 | 1:191,817 | 16,484 |
| South Africa | 262 | 1:206,785 | 21,999 |
| Malaysia | 237 | 1:124,448 | 8,131 |
| Wales | 132 | 1:23,443 | 2,472 |
| Chile | 130 | 1:135,511 | 4,777 |
| Papua New Guinea | 111 | 1:73,457 | 9,617 |
| Nigeria | 62 | 1:2,857,141 | 90,271 |
| Scotland | 53 | 1:101,015 | 6,880 |
| Bermuda | 51 | 1:1,280 | 202 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Northern Ireland | 29 | 1:63,622 | 4,809 |
| Brazil | 28 | 1:7,645,512 | 174,288 |
| France | 22 | 1:3,019,215 | 204,848 |
| Argentina | 18 | 1:2,374,634 | 110,716 |
| Mexico | 13 | 1:9,548,170 | 38,962 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| Cayman Islands | 8 | 1:7,987 | 922 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Sweden | 5 | 1:1,969,351 | 134,077 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Uganda | 3 | 1:13,013,093 | 160,157 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Bahamas | 3 | 1:130,584 | 1,472 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,635 | 1:14,908 | 2,215 |
| Wales | 57 | 1:27,516 | 1,557 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:6,485 | 1,119 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 386 | 1:130,100 | 12,482 |
Dunstan (5,151) may also be a first name.
Dunstan Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Dunstan.' One of this name was Abbot of Glastonbury and Archbishop of Canterbury.
Thomas Dunstan, Kent, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Dunstan de Berstede, Kent, ibid.
Mabil fil. Dunstani, Suffolk, ibid.
Han Donestan, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
(a) Local, 'of Dunston,' parishes in the the Dioceses of Lincoln, Southwell, Norwich, Oxford, and Durham. The first two are represented in the first two instances below:
Hugh de Dunston, Lincolnshire, Henry III-Edward I: Testa de Nevill, sive Liber Feodorum, temp. Henry III-Edward I.
William de Dunston, Nottinghamshire, ibid.
William de Donstone, Derbyshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
1578. John Dunstane and Elizabeth Bagley: Marriage Lic. (London).
1593. Richard Rymes and Anne Dunston, Staffordshire: ibid.
1601. Richard Dunstone and Sarah Wall: ibid.
A surname in Fife. Dunstone recorded in Glasgow may be a variant. (1) It may be the common Old English personal name Dunstan (Searle). (2) There is a Dunstane near Lilliesleaf, Roxburghshire. Master William Dunstan held lands in Perth, 1202 (LIM,, p. 49), and another William Dunstan of Perth rendered homage, 1291 (RR.).
(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Dunstán = Brown Stone or Rock [Old English dun(n + stán] Confused with Dunston, q.v.
(Saxon.) From Dun, a hill, and stan, a stone—the stone—hill, or the strong, enduring dun or fortress.
A location name in Northumberland.
Dunstan Demographics
Average Male Dunstan Height
176.22 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Dunstan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dunstan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dunstan (Marathi: डन्सटन) is found most frequently in Australia. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Dunstan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dunstan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dunstan is the 36,732nd most frequent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 507,489 people. The last name Dunstan occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 47 percent of Dunstan live; 46 percent live in Australasia and 46 percent live in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 94,444th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 5,151 people.
The surname is most frequently used in Australia, where it is held by 6,279 people, or 1 in 4,299. In Australia it is most frequent in: Victoria, where 43 percent live, New South Wales, where 17 percent live and South Australia, where 16 percent live. Not including Australia Dunstan is found in 63 countries. It is also found in England, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 15 percent live.
Dunstan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Dunstan has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 161 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 545 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 232 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 2,650 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Dunstan Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Dunstan last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Dunstan last name are 7.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.25% being registered with the political party.
The amount Dunstan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 53.43% more than the national average, earning S/. 29,743 per year; in South Africa they earn 9.54% less than the national average, earning R 214,968 per year; in United States they earn 1.81% more than the national average, earning $43,928 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.04% more than the national average, earning $52,684 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunstane | 93 | 30 | / |
| Dunstand | 93 | 7 | / |
| Dunstain | 93 | 3 | / |
| Dunstant | 93 | 3 | / |
| Dunnstan | 93 | 2 | / |
| Dunstean | 93 | 0 | / |
| D'Dunstan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Dunston | 86 | 5,023 | / |
| Donstan | 86 | 11 | / |
| Dumstan | 86 | 5 | / |
| Dunjtan | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dunstone | 80 | 1,536 | / |
| Dunnston | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dusnston | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dunstonne | 75 | 1 | / |
| Donston | 71 | 185 | / |
| Duncton | 71 | 151 | / |
| Dumstam | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dumston | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dumstein | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dunstheim | 63 | 1 | / |
Dunstan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dunstan in the Marathi language | ||
| डन्सटन | dansatana | - |
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