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    The surname Dunleavy

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 2,517 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex D541

    Dunleavy: #12,351 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Dunleavy #12,351, 2,517 people Dunleavy: #12,351 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Dunleavy #12,351, 2,517 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dunleavy is more common than 92.4% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Duinnshléibhe (“son of Donn Sléibhe”), a personal name composed of the elements donn (“brown”) and sléibhe, genitive form of sliabh (“mountain”).

    Dunleavy is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,517 people named Dunleavy in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 122,664 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,443.

    #12,351
    rank among US surnames
    2,517
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3%
    change since 2000 (was #11,745)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,348Timmins2,519122,567
    #12,350Laubach2,518122,615
    #12,351Lobdell2,517122,664
    #12,357Desrochers2,516122,713

    Who is named Dunleavy

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

    96% of people named Dunleavy identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Dunleavys

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Mike Dunleavy Jr.
      American basketball player (born 1980)
    • Mike Dunleavy, Sr.
      American basketball player, coach, executive, born 1954

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Dunleavy

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

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Dunleavy come from?
    Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Duinnshléibhe (“son of Donn Sléibhe”), a personal name composed of the elements donn (“brown”) and sléibhe, genitive form of sliabh (“mountain”).
    How common is the surname Dunleavy?
    2,517 people in the United States had the surname Dunleavy in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 122,664 Americans. It ranked 12,351st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Dunleavy?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Dunleavy identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Dunleavy?
    Mike Dunleavy Jr., American basketball player (born 1980), followed by Mike Dunleavy, Sr..
    Where is the surname Dunleavy most common?
    Wikidata records people named Dunleavy in the United States.
    What type of surname is Dunleavy?
    Dunleavy is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Dunleavy getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,443 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,517 in 2010, up 3.0%.
    What are other spellings of Dunleavy?
    Dunlavey, Dunlavy and Dunlevy.