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Where Does The Last Name Dunton Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Dunton occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunton? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 80,972^nd most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 1,213,176 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Dunton are found; 60 percent are found in North America and 59 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,662,754^th most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 38 people.

The last name Dunton is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 4,144 people, or 1 in 87,466. In The United States Dunton is most frequent in: Maine, where 8 percent reside, Florida, where 7 percent reside and Georgia, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 28 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 13 percent reside and England, where 11 percent reside.

Dunton Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Dunton has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dunton last name rose 299 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 140 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 1,250 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dunton Last Name Statistics ^demography

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

In The United States those bearing the Dunton last name are 2.84% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.39% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dunton earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 39.05% less than the national average, earning R 144,840 per year; in United States they earn 4.1% more than the national average, earning $44,917 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.74% more than the national average, earning $54,524 CAD per year.