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    The surname Dunworth

    An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 519 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex D563

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dunworth is more common than 74.2% of them.

    Origin

    Irish origin

    Anglicized form of Irish Ó Donndubhartaigh (“descendant of Donndubhartach”), a personal name composed of the elements donn (“brown-haired”) + dubh (“black”) + artach (“nobleman”).

    Dunworth 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 519 people named Dunworth in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 594,885 Americans. That is up 9.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 476.

    #41,886
    rank among US surnames
    519
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +9%
    change since 2000 (was #42,830)

    Who is named Dunworth

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

    90% of people named Dunworth identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 3.7% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 90%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.0%
    • Two or more races 3.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other Irish surnames

    All 880 Irish surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Dunworth come from?
    Anglicized form of Irish Ó Donndubhartaigh (“descendant of Donndubhartach”), a personal name composed of the elements donn (“brown-haired”) + dubh (“black”) + artach (“nobleman”).
    How common is the surname Dunworth?
    519 people in the United States had the surname Dunworth in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 594,885 Americans. It ranked 41,886th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Dunworth?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Dunworth identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    What type of surname is Dunworth?
    Dunworth is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Dunworth getting more or less common?
    More common. 476 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 519 in 2010, up 9.0%.