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    The surname Dunavant

    A surname, carried by 1,322 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex D515

    Dunavant: #20,172 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Dunavant #20,172, 1,322 people Dunavant: #20,172 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Dunavant #20,172, 1,322 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dunavant is more common than 87.6% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,322 people named Dunavant in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 233,544 Americans. That is down 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,357.

    #20,172
    rank among US surnames
    1,322
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    -2.6%
    change since 2000 (was #18,701)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #20,165Meckley1,323233,368
    #20,172Melchior1,322233,544

    Who is named Dunavant

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    93% of people named Dunavant identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.9% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.9%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 0.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Dunavant?
    1,322 people in the United States had the surname Dunavant in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 233,544 Americans. It ranked 20,172nd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Dunavant?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Dunavant identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.9% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Dunavant getting more or less common?
    Less common. 1,357 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,322 in 2010, down 2.6%.