Dandois is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Dandois
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Name met in Brittany (35) in the north of France (02, 62) and Belgium. In the North, this is probably the one that originates in Andoy, a locality Wierde (Namur province). It is possible that the same toponym is encountered in other regions. However, one can not ignore completely the possible meaning of fool, simpleton that seems to focus on a number of names beginning with Dand- including Dandin, although this effect is attested very late (sixteenth century).

How popular is Dandois?

Dandois is ranked 249792 on our list.

Dandois is not so popular last name but still a prevalent surname concentrated mainly in Belgium which may be its originating country too. Around 1279 people have been found who wears Dandois as their family name. Dandois have bearers in many countries around the world. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
6,266 Luxembourg2
897,276 Russia1
279,271 Australia1
492,292 Ukraine1
81,201 Switzerland1
34,581 Chile1
174,544 Czech Republic1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
59,867 Canada50
78,557 Netherlands13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
224,845 United States79
57,588 Argentina75
Countries with hundreds of Dandois:
2,529 Belgium638
23,687 France416

Comments

W
Wei Kilmon
The origin of the name is Indo-European etymology of the name comes from the old French dandin, meaning: the bell this nickname was attributed to clumsy people.

Related Family Names: