Dundas is used as a family name or surname in Gaelic. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Dundas
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Gaelic
Meaning: The south hill, fort, or castle, from dun, a hill or fort and deas, south

How popular is Dundas?

Dundas is common in England.

Dundas is ranked 65427 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Dundas bearers increased by 5.849582 per cent in 2010 US census to 1520 since 2000, the surname slipped by 329 spots and ranked at 18272. The last name was found in around 5 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 75.92 79.94
Black 12.83 8.98
American Indian and Alaska Native 6.18 6.89
Others 2.63 2.72
Hispanic or Latino 1.97 0
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.46 0
Dundas is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Guyana is ahead in terms of density. Around 6956 people have been found who wears Dundas as their family name. Dundas is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
656,580 India9
28,661 Serbia8
615,517 Russia6
406 Sierra Leone5
10,876 Trinidad and Tobago5
119,730 Brazil3
661,536 Indonesia3
20,186 Kenya2
12,161 Wales2
50,640 Switzerland2
54,641 Sweden2
19,046 Ireland2
131,225 Spain2
408 Åland1
30,360 Thailand1
50,549 Georgia1
53,033 Nigeria1
49,101 Denmark1
16,073 Latvia1
2,196 Liberia1
17,768 Pakistan1
66,560 Philippines1
1,421 Saint Lucia1
172,258 Germany1
36,678 Singapore1
7,895 South Korea1
8,500 Dominican Republic1
53,505 Turkey1
153,416 Italy1
573 Vanuatu1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,974 New Zealand47
20,318 United Arab Emirates46
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
117,149 France73
10,531 Norway72
Countries with hundreds of Dundas:
4,244 Australia709
289 Guyana471
1,847 Scotland387
18,360 South Africa329
414 Suriname213
1,763 Northern Ireland143
1,793 Jamaica143
36,751 Argentina134
21,962 Netherlands120
Countries with thousands of Dundas:
17,169 United States1,919
4,226 Canada1,071
6,879 England1,011
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Henry Dundas worked as clerk and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 19 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Liverpool and arrived on March 5, 1851. William Dundas (26) Immigrant, William Dundas (21) Wool Merchant/Wool Dealer/Wool Draper, 21 years old Olivia Dundas, are other Dundas that migrated to US.

Dundas Namesakes

  • Jean Agatha Dundas, Willie Christie's mother
  • Lawrence Dundas, 3rd Marquess of Zetland, Tennis player
  • Lawrence Dundas, 2nd Marquess of Zetland, Politician
  • George Heneage Lawrence Dundas, Member of Parliament
  • Jennifer Dundas, Actress
  • James Whitley Deans Dundas, Member of Parliament
  • Charles Dundas, 1st Baron Amesbury, Politician
  • Lawrence Dundas, 3rd Marquess of Zetland, Tennis player
  • Thomas Dundas, 1st Baron Dundas, Baron Dundas
  • Charles Dundas, 1st Baron Amesbury, Politician

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