Dunning Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dunning Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dunning family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 364
Agricultural Labourer 30
Coal Miner 29
Domestic Servant 28
Labourer 25
Miner 19
Farm Servant 18
General Servant 17
House Keeper 17
Dress Maker 17
Annuitant 16
Laundress 13
Farmers Son 13
Servant 13
Wife Of Above 12
Farmer 12
General Servant Domestic 11
Silk Weaver 10
Carpenter 9
Nurse 8
Cook 8
Boot & Shoe Maker 7
Shoe Maker 7
Retired Farmer 7
Tailor 7

Dunning Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dunning 100% 17,858
2 Denning 86% 8,614
3 Dinning 86% 3,436
4 Danning 86% 1,312
5 Donning 86% 767
6 Duning 86% 157

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

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