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 404
Coal Miner 41
General Labourer 34
Farmer 28
Living On Her Own Means 26
Living On Own Means 24
Agricultural Labourer 23
Domestic Servant 17
Dress Maker 17
Farm Labourer 16
Labourer 15
General Servant 14
House Keeper 13
Farm Servant 10
Gardener 9
Grocer 8
Butcher 7
Carter 7
General Servant Domestic 7
Shoe Maker 7
Carpenter 7
Baker 6
Laundress 6
Cook Domestic Servant 6
Cotton Weaver 6

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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