Dunbar Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dunbar Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dunbar family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 136
Dress Maker 13
Coal Miner 10
Cotton Weaver 10
General Labourer 9
Carpenter 8
General Servant Domestic 7
Living On Own Means 7
Domestic Servant 7
Clerk 7
Police Constable 5
Labourer 5
Living On Her Own Means 5
Farmers Assistant 4
Masons Labourer 4
Colliary Labourer 4
Farm Labourer 4
Painter 4
Cotton Operative 3
Dress Maker's Apprentice 3
Woollen Weaver 3
Grocer 3
Grocer Assistant 3
Tailor 3
Laundress 3

Dunbar Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dunbar 100% 7,270
2 Danber 67% 228
3 Dunber 83% 208
4 Edinboro 50% 143

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The surname Dunbar is the most popular version of all its varients

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