Dunster Surname

157,379th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,779 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Dunster Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dunster,' a parish in Somerset.

Richard de Dunsterre, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1603. Buried — Margaret Dunster: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1748. Married — William Dunster and Mary Bell: St.

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Dunster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,1801:47,2195,935
United States5531:655,44152,505
Australia4551:59,3317,200
Canada2391:154,16615,668
South Africa1111:488,08740,113
New Zealand771:58,8099,204
Wales661:46,8874,434
Scotland371:144,6988,671
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Germany151:5,367,031196,901
Guernsey41:16,1101,225
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
France21:33,211,361423,184
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Malta11:430,2723,380
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belize11:355,4743,977
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland81:553,73317,655
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7781:31,3314,158
Wales121:130,7015,289
Scotland121:311,9359,798
Guernsey41:8,1641,328
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1681:298,92123,746

The alternate forms: Dünster (2) are calculated separately.

Dunster (12) may also be a first name.

Dunster Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Dunster,' a parish in Somerset.

Richard de Dunsterre, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

1603. Buried — Margaret Dunster: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1748. Married — William Dunster and Mary Bell: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

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

(English) belonging to Dunster (Soms.), the Domesday Torre-Dun(n)’s Tor or Tower [v. Dunn 1, and + Old English torr (Latin turr-is, a tower]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A town and parish in co. Somerset. De Dunsterre. H.R.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Dunster Last Name Facts

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

Dunster is most common in England. It can appear as a variant: Dünster. Click here for further possible spellings of Dunster.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunster? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dunster is the 157,379th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 2,622,363 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Dunster are found; 46 percent are found in Northern Europe and 46 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held first name internationally, borne by 12 people.

The last name is most common in England, where it is carried by 1,180 people, or 1 in 47,219. In England Dunster is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 11 percent are found, Kent, where 9 percent are found and Somerset, where 9 percent are found. Other than England this last name exists in 30 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent are found and Australia, where 16 percent are found.

Dunster Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dunster has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Dunster last name grew 152 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 329 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it grew 550 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 308 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 87 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dunster Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Dunster are 17.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.65% registered with the party.

The amount Dunster earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 8.79% less than the national average, earning R 216,744 per year; in United States they earn 3.68% more than the national average, earning $44,737 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.07% less than the national average, earning $48,160 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dünster952/
Donster8618/
Dumster864/
Dunstee860/
Dunsted860/
Dunsterová821/
Duynstee80338/
Duinstee8021/
Dunstair8010/
Dunstead802/
Duynstée801/
Dunstett800/
Dunsta771/
Duijnstee75139/
Dunsteath751/
Dunnstead750/
Donsteh711/
Dunstith675/
Dumstead670/
Donsta623/

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