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
School 174
Private Means 21
None 12
General Labourer 10
Clerk 9
Labourer 9
Coal Miner Hewer 9
Shop Assistant 7
Student 7
Dressmaker 6
General Servant (domestic) 6
Laundress 6
Cotton Weaver 6
Charwoman 5
Dock Labourer 5
At School 5
Errand Boy 5
House Keeper 5
Drapers Assistant 4
Domestic Servant 4
At Home School 4
Weaver Cotton 4
Bricklayers Labourer 3
Assistant Teacher 3
Electrical Engineer 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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