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    The surname Dunlap

    A surname, carried by 39,063 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈdʌnlæp/ 2 syllables Soundex D541

    Dunlap: #890 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#10,001Dubon Dunlap #890, 39,063 people Dunlap: #890 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Dunlap #890, 39,063 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dunlap is more common than 99.5% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 39,063 people named Dunlap in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 7,904 Americans. That is up 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 38,516.

    #890
    rank among US surnames
    39,063
    people in 2010
    13
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.4%
    change since 2000 (was #820)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #881Bender39,5517,806
    #882Shepard39,4307,830
    #883McMahon39,4117,834
    #884Landry39,3917,838
    #885Case39,3197,852
    #886Sampson39,2777,861
    #887Moses39,2167,873

    Who is named Dunlap

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

    75% of people named Dunlap identified as white (not Hispanic), 20% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Dunlaps

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • David Dunlap
      (1910-1994) American rower
    • Alison Dunlap
      American cyclist, born 1969
    • William Dunlap
      American dramatist, painter, and historian (1766–1839)
    • Carlos Dunlap
      American football player (born 1989)
    • Robert P. Dunlap
      American politician (1794-1859)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Dunlap

    Dunlap has the Soundex code D541, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D541.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Dunlap?
    39,063 people in the United States had the surname Dunlap in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,904 Americans. It ranked 890th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Dunlap?
    In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Dunlap identified as white (not Hispanic), and 20% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Dunlap?
    David Dunlap, (1910-1994) American rower, followed by Alison Dunlap.
    Where is the surname Dunlap most common?
    Wikidata records people named Dunlap in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Dunlap?
    Dunlap is /ˈdʌnlæp/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Dunlap getting more or less common?
    More common. 38,516 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 39,063 in 2010, up 1.4%.
    Is Dunlap also a first name?
    Yes. Dunlap is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.