Dust Surname

141,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Dust Surname Definition:

James Dust in Milnhill of Fardle, 1741 (Dunkeld).

Dust Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,3541:267,69525,178
Germany7661:105,09912,986
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
England1761:316,58023,688
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Canada1231:299,55827,752
Cambodia451:344,1593,673
India191:40,371,862445,856
Israel131:658,28045,106
Iran131:5,906,348134,214
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Poland111:3,455,341126,214
China111:124,301,9616,553
Wales101:309,45316,869
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Pakistan81:22,330,48677,733
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
France31:22,140,907385,998
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Macau11:601,6301,582
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1021:238,97417,695
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2541:197,71117,239

The alternate forms: Dùst (1) are calculated separately.

Dust (431) may also be a first name.

Dust Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

James Dust in Milnhill of Fardle, 1741 (Dunkeld).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Descendant of Dust, a pet form of Thurstan (Thor’s stone); one with a dust-colored complexion.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Dust Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dust occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant: Dùst. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dust? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dust is the 141,269th most frequently used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 2,309,840 people. The surname Dust occurs mostly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Dust reside; 47 percent reside in North America and 47 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Dust is also the 413,409th most frequent first name globally. It is borne by 431 people.

The last name Dust is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,354 people, or 1 in 267,695. In The United States it is most frequent in: Illinois, where 26 percent are found, Missouri, where 10 percent are found and Indiana, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 58 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 24 percent are found and Ghana, where 11 percent are found.

Dust Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dust has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dust last name increased 533 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 173 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dust Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dust surname are 3.53% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 56.76% registered with the political party.

The amount Dust earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 8.56% less than the national average, earning $39,456 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.54% less than the national average, earning $44,445 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dùst921/
Doust892,530/
Duste89638/
Duyst89309/
Daust89184/
Deust89116/
Duest8955/
Duist894/
Dusht894/
Dusst892/
Dusth890/
Dut8671,315/
Dus865,859/
Duijst80408/
Douste8075/
Dushte808/
Dhoust804/
Duiset804/
D'Aust803/
Dhuste802/
D'Oust801/
Dausht801/
Dusthe801/
Deusth801/
Dàoust801/
Deuste801/
Duestt800/
Dausth800/
Dauste800/
Dutt75433,657/
Dost75131,982/
Deus7587,453/
Daus758,250/
Daut756,535/
Duut754,257/
Dous754,053/
Dhut753,537/
Duus752,941/
Duss752,575/
Duse752,547/
Dout752,466/
Duis751,501/
Dute751,120/
Dush75737/
Dhus75632/
Duys75513/
Duit75509/
Dudt75412/
Duhs75397/
Duth75157/
Dusz75108/
Duås7556/
Deut7555/
Dult7548/
Ddus7525/
Dist758/
Dujs758/
Dutp756/
Dusd755/
Dutd754/
Duyt754/
Dgut753/
Tdus752/
Dgus752/
Hdut751/
Duxs751/
Dusx751/
Dustova7315,254/
Deustch7320/
D'Houst734/
Deutsth733/
Daushte732/
Dauoust731/
Deuscht731/
Dustová731/
Doutsts731/
Du676,680,846/
Doute674,186/
Dutse672,944/
Doush672,497/
Daudt672,438/
Dauth672,339/
Douse672,315/
Dault671,657/
Duits671,520/
Dusch671,445/
Doutt67863/
Douds67807/
Deuss67794/
Daute67607/
Deuse67540/
Dhute67506/
Doest67492/
Dusse67445/
Duthe67435/
Dautt67417/
Duijs67414/
Dahut67382/
Dause67381/
Dutte67353/
Doost67350/
Diest67309/
Dhuse67295/
Dhuit67280/
Duyts67251/
Dautz67214/
Deuth67203/
Dauss67189/
Dahus67178/
Douss67130/
Douts67117/
Duitz67113/
Deute67107/
Doudt67102/
Dudte67100/
Dushe6798/
Doult6763/
Daush6758/
Dauds6756/
Deush6744/
Deuhs6744/
Gydus6732/
Dhult6730/
Dauhs6729/
Duhse6729/
Dushd6728/
Dhaut6726/
Douth6726/
Deuts6726/
Dhaus6718/
Dudse6717/
Dauts6715/
Duyse6715/
Ducht6715/
Deustsch6715/
Distt6711/
Duitt678/
Dheus678/
Dheut677/
Dhutt676/
Hduse676/
Duise676/
Dhuis676/
Duzts675/
Disht674/
Dutth674/
Dgous674/
Dausz674/
Dhous674/
Dauus674/
Dhuth673/
Dduse673/
Düste673/
Dujås673/
Duite673/
Deutscht672/
Dhuss672/
Deutt672/
Duith672/
Dautd672/
Douët672/
Dosht672/
Dauxt672/
Dhuys672/
Dosst672/
Douht672/
Dhush671/
Ddhus671/
Dutce671/
Duutt671/
Duiss671/
Dusce671/
Dostt671/
Ddute671/
Dàous671/
Duttt671/
Duuse671/
Dhost671/
Deuds671/
Dausd671/
Dhout671/
Doutz670/
Duuth670/
Disst670/

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