Dunbar is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland, England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Dunbar
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, Scotland, England
Meaning:

One who lived on the lands of Dunbar, i.e., fort on the height, in Scotland.

Bar's hill is the signification of the local name. The family of Dunbar were called by the Gaels Barridh; i.e., descendants of Bar. Dun, a castle, a height.

A parish and town in Haddingtonshire, anciently the fief of the famous historical carls of Dunbar, immediate descendants of Gospatric, earl of Northum berland, who fled into Scotland with Edgar Atheling at the Norman Conquest, and to whom Malcolm Canmore gave the manor soon afterwards.

How popular is Dunbar?

Dunbar is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Scotland, Jamaica, Liberia, South Africa, New Zealand, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Wales.

Dunbar is ranked 10358 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Dunbar bearers increased by 6.17 per cent in 2010 US census to 26405 since 2000, the surname slipped by 36 spots and ranked at 1335. The last name was found in around 9 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 64.22 67.62
Black 30.1 28.49
Others 2.39 1.66
Hispanic or Latino 2.29 1.44
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.6 0.43
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.39 0.37
Dunbar is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Scotland lie ahead in terms of density. Around 54360 people have been found who wears Dunbar as their family name. Dunbar is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Dunbar:
1,265 United States34,913
Countries with thousands of Dunbar:
1,827 England4,490
1,028 Australia3,865
1,653 Canada3,336
404 Scotland2,433
364 Jamaica1,244
512 Liberia1,082
Countries with hundreds of Dunbar:
10,011 South Africa668
1,540 New Zealand507
1,270 Ireland501
789 Northern Ireland465
2,022 Wales164
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
1,875 Trinidad and Tobago93
100,617 France78
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,122 Guyana48
210,847 Thailand44
35,770 Zimbabwe39
119,987 Germany35
507 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines33
7,666 Singapore30
16,538 Denmark28
236,959 Brazil18
219,567 Nigeria15
572 Cayman Islands14
89,138 Malaysia13
1,559 Isle of Man12
49,719 Switzerland11
610,955 India11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
81,336 Sweden9
678 Sierra Leone9
36,884 United Arab Emirates9
12,579 Haiti9
26,217 Estonia8
2,872 Jersey7
50,495 Mexico7
94,797 Netherlands7
11,702 China6
1,003 Grenada6
548 Turks and Caicos Islands6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Jane Dunbar worked as spinster and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 26 years old embarked for USA from Londonderry on Mary Harrington and arrived on June 2, 1846. Spinster Margaret Dunbar, Jas. Dunbar, aged 50, Margt. Dunbar (45) Matron, Immigrant David Dunbar, Immigrant Thomas Dunbar, Rachael Dunbar, Elisa Dunbar, aged 6, Jas. Dunbar, and 42 other Dunbar around 32.26% of whom were farmer while others worked as workman and servant migrated to US.

From Germany

Lewis.L. Dunbar worked as merchant and hailed from Germany. Of unknown age embarked for United States from Bremen on Berlin and arrived on March 28, 1870. Thomas Dunbar (38) Tailor, 26 years old John Dunbar, are other Dunbar that migrated to US.

Dunbar Namesakes

  • William Dunbar, Scottish makar poet active
  • Patrick III, Earl of Dunbar, was lord of the feudal barony of Dunbar and its castle
  • Jim Dunbar, American radio program director
  • George Home, 1st Earl of Dunbar, KG, PC was, in the last decade of his life
  • Jesse Dunbar, Tory
  • Maureen Dunbar, only daughter of Courtenay Edward Moore and Janie King Askins Moore
  • Richard Dunbar, player of the French horn
  • Charles Davidson Dunbar, orphan
  • Waltheof, Earl of Dunbar, 12th-century Anglo-Scottish noble
  • Patrick I, Earl of Dunbar, 13th-century Anglo-Scottish noble
  • Patrick II, Earl of Dunbar, 13th-century Anglo-Scottish noble
  • William P. Dunbar, American physician
  • James W. Dunbar, U.S. Representative from Indiana
  • Helen Flanders Dunbar, important early figure
  • Huey Dunbar, former singer of Dark Latin Groove
  • Bonnie J. Dunbar, former NASA astronaut
  • Robin Dunbar, British anthropologist and evolutionary psychologist and a specialist
  • Columba de Dunbar, was Bishop of Moray
  • Paul Laurence Dunbar, American poet, novelist
  • Sly Dunbar, drummer
  • Agnes, Countess of Dunbar, wife of Patrick, 9th Earl of Dunbar and March
  • Aynsley Dunbar, English drummer
  • Dorothy Dunbar, American actress and socialite
  • Adrian Dunbar, actor and director
  • Karen Dunbar, Scottish comedian and actress
  • Rockmond Dunbar, American actor
  • Vaughn Dunbar, running back
  • Emmons Dunbar, American agriculturalist and college football coach
  • Tom Dunbar, professional baseball player
  • Helen Dunbar, American theatrical performer and silent film actress
  • Ted Dunbar, American jazz guitarist, composer, and educator
  • Andrea Dunbar, British playwright
  • LaTarence Dunbar, former American football wide receiver
  • Jon Dunbar, former rugby union international for Scotland
  • Rudolph Dunbar, Guyanese conductor, clarinetist, and composer
  • Evelyn Dunbar, British artist, illustrator and teacher
  • Louis Dunbar, Director of Player Personnel, a coach
  • Dale Dunbar, retired American professional ice hockey defenseman
  • George Harrison Dunbar, Ontario political figure

Dunbar Namesakes

  • William Dunbar, Scottish makar poet active
  • Patrick III, Earl of Dunbar, was lord of the feudal barony of Dunbar and its castle
  • Jim Dunbar, American radio program director
  • George Home, 1st Earl of Dunbar, KG, PC was, in the last decade of his life
  • Jesse Dunbar, Tory
  • Maureen Dunbar, only daughter of Courtenay Edward Moore and Janie King Askins Moore
  • Richard Dunbar, player of the French horn
  • Charles Davidson Dunbar, orphan
  • Waltheof, Earl of Dunbar, 12th-century Anglo-Scottish noble
  • Patrick I, Earl of Dunbar, 13th-century Anglo-Scottish noble
  • Patrick II, Earl of Dunbar, 13th-century Anglo-Scottish noble
  • William P. Dunbar, American physician
  • James W. Dunbar, U.S. Representative from Indiana
  • Helen Flanders Dunbar, important early figure
  • Huey Dunbar, former singer of Dark Latin Groove
  • Bonnie J. Dunbar, former NASA astronaut
  • Robin Dunbar, British anthropologist and evolutionary psychologist and a specialist
  • Columba de Dunbar, was Bishop of Moray
  • Paul Laurence Dunbar, American poet, novelist
  • Sly Dunbar, drummer
  • Agnes, Countess of Dunbar, wife of Patrick, 9th Earl of Dunbar and March
  • Aynsley Dunbar, English drummer
  • Dorothy Dunbar, American actress and socialite
  • Adrian Dunbar, actor and director
  • Karen Dunbar, Scottish comedian and actress
  • Rockmond Dunbar, American actor
  • Vaughn Dunbar, running back
  • Emmons Dunbar, American agriculturalist and college football coach
  • Tom Dunbar, professional baseball player
  • Helen Dunbar, American theatrical performer and silent film actress
  • Ted Dunbar, American jazz guitarist, composer, and educator
  • Andrea Dunbar, British playwright
  • LaTarence Dunbar, former American football wide receiver
  • Jon Dunbar, former rugby union international for Scotland
  • Rudolph Dunbar, Guyanese conductor, clarinetist, and composer
  • Evelyn Dunbar, British artist, illustrator and teacher
  • Louis Dunbar, Director of Player Personnel, a coach
  • Dale Dunbar, retired American professional ice hockey defenseman
  • George Harrison Dunbar, Ontario political figure

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