Dunsterville Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Dunsterville Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Dunstanville.'

Rosia de Dunstanewyll, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter de Dunstanevile, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Walter de Dunstavile, Wiltshire, ibid.

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Dunsterville Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:2,785,90397,972
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Dunsterville Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Dunstanville.'

Rosia de Dunstanewyll, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Walter de Dunstanevile, Cambridgeshire, ibid.

Walter de Dunstavile, Wiltshire, ibid.

1583. Married — Thomas Lucas and Elizabeth Dunstarvilde: St. Dionis Backchurch.

William Donsterfield, of Raby, 1617: Wills at Chester.

John Dunsterville, of Raby, parish of Neston, 1634: ibid. (1621-50).

Lucy Dunsterville, of Denwall, widow, ibid.

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

A Norman name: Dénestanville, local name

British Family Names (1894) by Henry Barber

Dunsterville Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dunsterville is most common in England. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunsterville? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,414,640th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Dunsterville reside; 41 percent reside in North America and 41 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Dunsterville is most widely held in England, where it is held by 20 people, or 1 in 2,785,903. In England Dunsterville is most frequent in: Berkshire, where 30 percent reside, City of Bristol, where 30 percent reside and Bedfordshire, where 5 percent reside. Aside from England it is found in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Canada, where 17 percent reside.

Dunsterville Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dunsterville has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 375 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dunsterville Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Dunsterville surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Dunsterville earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 25.74% more than the national average, earning R 298,812 per year; in United States they earn 6.22% more than the national average, earning $45,833 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.4% more than the national average, earning $60,314 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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