# Dunlap (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/dunlap/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 39,063 |
| US rank (2010) | 890 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 7,904 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.4% (38,516 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdʌnlæp/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Dunlap in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 75% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 20% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.7% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Dunlap in the United States.

## People named Dunlap

- David Dunlap, (1910-1994) American rower
- Alison Dunlap, American cyclist
- William Dunlap, American dramatist, painter, and historian (1766–1839)
- Carlos Dunlap, American football player (born 1989)
- Robert P. Dunlap, American politician (1794-1859)

## Similar surnames

Dunlop, Dunleavy, Dunlevy.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.