Dunwoody Surname

154,456th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,842 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Dunwoody Surname Definition:

V. Dinwoodie ante.

Dunwoody Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7841:203,17219,958
Northern Ireland3231:5,7121,055
England3031:183,88816,484
Canada1521:242,40523,093
Ireland1321:35,6742,944
Australia531:509,35338,491
South Africa401:1,354,44373,245
Scotland261:205,91610,908
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Wales71:442,07621,198
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland4331:10,2311,473
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:375,00623,176
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3581:140,27613,217

Dunwoody (14) may also be a first name.

Dunwoody Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Dinwoodie ante.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dunwoody Last Name Facts

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

Dunwoody is found most in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunwoody? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 154,456th most common last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,564,231 people. The surname Dunwoody is predominantly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Dunwoody live; 62 percent live in North America and 62 percent live in Anglo-North America. Dunwoody is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, held by 14 people.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is carried by 1,784 people, or 1 in 203,172. In The United States it is mostly found in: Georgia, where 14 percent are found, Florida, where 8 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Aside from The United States Dunwoody is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 11 percent are found and England, where 11 percent are found.

Dunwoody Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dunwoody has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 498 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 466 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it decreased 70 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 867 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dunwoody Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (68%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dunwoody surname are 29.76% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 76.53% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dunwoody earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 3.62% less than the national average, earning R 229,044 per year; in United States they earn 8.52% more than the national average, earning $46,826 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.93% more than the national average, earning $52,133 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dunnwoody941/
Dunwooddy940/
Dunwoodey940/
Dunwody93147/
Dunwooddey890/
Dunwoddy889/
Dumwoody882/
Dunwoode881/
Donwoody880/
Dunwoodie82965/
Dunwoodee820/
Dunwady801/
Dunwudy800/
Donwoode751/
Dumwoddy751/
Dunwoddie710/
Dunbodi6710/
Dunwade671/
Dunbodee635/
Dunwuddie591/
Donwade5311/
Donwadi532/
Donwada531/
Dunbade531/
Dusnvudi504/
Dounvade501/

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