Dunville Surname

660,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 455 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Dunville Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Donville,' 'in the arrondissement of Lisieux, in Normandy, anciently written Dumoville, as in a papal bull'(Lower, quoting from the Itin. de la Normandie). A family settled very early in Cheshire, v.

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Dunville Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2851:1,271,78689,511
Canada871:423,51337,101
England771:723,61140,488
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England881:276,99319,333
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:1,477,02079,266

Dunville (26) may also be a first name.

Dunville Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'de Donville,' 'in the arrondissement of Lisieux, in Normandy, anciently written Dumoville, as in a papal bull'(Lower, quoting from the Itin. de la Normandie). A family settled very early in Cheshire, v. Dumbell.

Hugo de Donvile, or Donvil, Salop, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Gilbert Domville, of Lymm, esquire, 1607: Wills at Chester.

William Domville, of Lymm, 1625: ibid. (1621-50).

William Domvile, of Middleton, 1647: ibid.

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

(French) belonging to Dunville or Donville (Manche, Normandy) [French ville, a town; Latin villa, an estate, farm: the first ele­ment is prob. the Celtic dún, a hill]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A form of Domville.

The Norman People (1874)

Dunville Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dunville is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunville? popularity and diffusion

Dunville is the 660,498th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,016,584 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Dunville live; 82 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America. Dunville is also the 2,084,397th most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 26 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 285 people, or 1 in 1,271,786. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Missouri, where 24 percent are found, Indiana, where 21 percent are found and Virginia, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 19 percent are found and England, where 17 percent are found.

Dunville Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dunville has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dunville surname expanded 838 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 12 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dunville Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Dunville last name is predominantly Anglican (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dunville surname are 27.59% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 74.36% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dunville earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 11.77% more than the national average, earning $48,228 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.97% less than the national average, earning $48,206 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dunnville944/
Dunviller941/
Dunvill930/
Dumville88372/
Dinville88120/
Dunvil863/
Doumville820/
Dumvill802/
Dunvale801/
Dunvaley751/
Dhunvale751/
Duenvilai712/
Domvile674/
Dumbile671/
Dunwila671/
Dhunvel671/
Daunvel670/

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