How common is the surname Dundas?

1,520 people in the United States had the surname Dundas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 203,122 Americans. It ranked 18,272nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dundas?

Jennifer Dundas, actress, followed by David Dundas.

Where is the surname Dundas most common?

Wikidata records people named Dundas in the United States, the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Is the surname Dundas getting more or less common?

More common. 1,436 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,520 in 2010, up 5.8%.

The surname Dundas

A Scottish Gaelic place surname, carried by 1,520 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D532

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dundas is more common than 88.7% of them.

Origin

Scottish Gaelic origin

The Scottish name is from Scottish Gaelic, from Old Irish dùn (“fort”) + deas (“south”), perhaps via Dundas Castle, while the places in Canada are named after Lord Melville, Henry Dundas, a Scottish politician.

Dundas is a place surname: taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.

One of 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,520 people named Dundas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 203,122 Americans. That is up 5.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,436.

#18,272

rank among US surnames

1,520

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+5.8%

change since 2000 (was #17,943)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,272	Loja	1,520	203,122
#18,278	Merlin	1,519	203,256

Who is named Dundas

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

76% of people named Dundas identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 6.2% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
American Indian and Alaska Native 6.2%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dundass

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jennifer Dundas
Actress, born 1971
David Dundas
British army officer and military writer (1735-1820)
Francis Dundas
British Army general (1759-1824)

Notable Dundass come mostly from the United States (1), the Kingdom of Great Britain (1) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Other Scottish Gaelic surnames

All 277 Scottish Gaelic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Dundas come from?: The Scottish name is from Scottish Gaelic, from Old Irish dùn (“fort”) + deas (“south”), perhaps via Dundas Castle, while the places in Canada are named after Lord Melville, Henry Dundas, a Scottish politician.
How common is the surname Dundas?: 1,520 people in the United States had the surname Dundas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 203,122 Americans. It ranked 18,272nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dundas?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Dundas identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dundas?: Jennifer Dundas, actress, followed by David Dundas.
Where is the surname Dundas most common?: Wikidata records people named Dundas in the United States, the Kingdom of Great Britain and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
What type of surname is Dundas?: Dundas is a place surname, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from.
Is the surname Dundas getting more or less common?: More common. 1,436 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,520 in 2010, up 5.8%.