Dunwood Surname

2,121,169th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 79 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Dunwood Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunwood Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States671:5,409,835270,257
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland61:738,31121,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Dunwood Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dunwood is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunwood? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dunwood is the 2,121,169th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 92,247,417 people. The last name Dunwood is primarily found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Dunwood reside; 81 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 67 people, or 1 in 5,409,835. In The United States Dunwood is primarily found in: California, where 55 percent are found, Florida, where 15 percent are found and Georgia, where 10 percent are found. Excluding The United States Dunwood occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 14 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Dunwood Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dunwood has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dunwood surname grew 335 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 183 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dunwood Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Presbyterian (83%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dunwood surname are 31.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 84.62% being registered with the party.

Dunwood earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.97% less than the national average, earning $31,942 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dunnwood932/
Donwood864/
Donnwood800/
Dunwad770/
Dhunwad7112/
Dunwoth712/
Dunouhaud6334/
Dunvad6216/
Donwad625/
Donwot621/
Dhumwad5711/
Dhunvad576/
Dunnuad571/
Dunvout570/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dunwood
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