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    The surname Dunwoody

    A surname, carried by 1,221 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈdʌnwʊdi/ 3 syllables Soundex D530

    Dunwoody: #21,413 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Dunwoody #21,413, 1,221 people Dunwoody: #21,413 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Dunwoody #21,413, 1,221 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dunwoody is more common than 86.8% of them.

    Origin

    Variant of Dinwiddie.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,221 people named Dunwoody in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 252,863 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,190.

    #21,413
    rank among US surnames
    1,221
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.6%
    change since 2000 (was #20,665)

    Who is named Dunwoody

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

    78% of people named Dunwoody identified as white (not Hispanic), 17% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 78%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 17%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    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

    Where does the surname Dunwoody come from?
    Variant of Dinwiddie.
    How common is the surname Dunwoody?
    1,221 people in the United States had the surname Dunwoody in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 252,863 Americans. It ranked 21,413th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Dunwoody?
    In the 2010 Census, 78% of people named Dunwoody identified as white (not Hispanic), and 17% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Dunwoody?
    Dunwoody is /ˈdʌnwʊdi/, 3 syllables.
    Is the surname Dunwoody getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,190 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,221 in 2010, up 2.6%.