Donning Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Donning Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Donning family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 39
Worsted Spinner 6
General Labourer 4
Coal Miner 4
School Boy 3
Living On Own Means 2
Domestic Servant 2
Tailoress 2
Clerk 2
Port Man 2
Dress Maker 2
Nut & Bolt Maker 2
Tailorey Lard 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Gardener 2
General Domestic Servant 2
General Servant Domestic 2
Cloth Weaver 2
Clerk At Brewery 1
Engine Fitter 1
Jeweller Gold 1
Boatman 1
Brick Maker 1
Butcher Labourer 1
Clothier & Draper 1

Donning Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dunning 86% 17,858
2 Denning 86% 8,614
3 Dinning 86% 3,436
4 Danning 86% 1,312
5 Donning 100% 767

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The surname Donning is the 5th most popular variant of Dunning.

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