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

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

Parishes and places in counties Chester, Nottingham, Norfolk, etc.

Surname Dunham is the variant of the Downham. Parishes, ettc., in counties Norfolk, Cambridge, Essex, and Lancaster.

One who came from Dunham, i.e., the homestead on the hill, the name of several places in England.

The is variant form of the Downman. See Downe - Anglo-Saxon, dún, a hill, as the South Downs, Marlborough Downs, etc. From residence in such a locality have come the surnames Downe, Downer, Downman, Downes, etc. The Hundred Rolls form is Ate-Dune, i.e. 'At the Down.'.

The lastname is the form of Dunman. The same as Downman - See Downe - Anglo-Saxon, dún, a hill, as the South Downs, Marlborough Downs, etc. From residence in such a locality have come the surnames Downe, Downer, Downman, Downes, etc. The Hundred Rolls form is Ate-Dune, i.e. 'At the Down.'.

How popular is Dunham?

Dunham is common in United States, England, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil.

Dunham is ranked 15001 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Dunham bearers increased by 2.71 per cent in 2010 US census to 22362 since 2000, the surname slipped by 98 spots and ranked at 1604. The last name was found in around 8 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 85.12 86.88
Black 9.85 9.4
Hispanic or Latino 1.94 1.24
Others 1.93 1.37
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.65 0.64
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.52 0.45
Dunham is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Gibraltar lie ahead in terms of density. Around 37133 people have been found who wears Dunham as their family name. Dunham is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Dunham:
1,435 United States31,502
Countries with thousands of Dunham:
3,471 England2,201
2,603 Canada2,000
Countries with hundreds of Dunham:
4,746 Australia749
6,521 New Zealand118
62,144 Brazil110
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,099 Northern Ireland63
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
7,769 Scotland44
213,663 Thailand43
7,411 Wales34
132,064 Germany30
14,824 Dominican Republic23
13,856 Singapore17
180,670 Philippines17
269,324 France12
137,638 South Africa12
75,423 Netherlands12
73,966 Belgium12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
741 Gibraltar10
41,629 Norway10
43,480 Mexico10
414,297 Russia9
21,385 Ecuador8
2,872 Jersey7
2,111 United States Virgin Islands7
116,183 Sweden6
1,961 American Samoa6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

James-A. Dunham worked as immigrant and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 24 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Niagara and arrived on September 12, 1850. Ann Dunham, aged 20, 20 years old Crista Dunham, are other Dunham that migrated to US.

From Germany

Emilhe Dunham hailed from Paris, Germany. 25 years old embarked for United States from Bremen on Bremen and arrived on May 1, 1869. Merchant Chs. Dunham, Lue Dunham, aged 40, Mrs.G. Dunham, Robert Dunham, aged 9, are others that migrated to US.

Dunham Namesakes

  • Kingsley Dunham, FRS FGS FRSE was one of the leading British geologists and mineralogists of the 20th century
  • Gary Dunham, American Contemporary Christian recording artist
  • Mikel Dunham, author, artist, photojournalist
  • Sonny Dunham, American trumpet player and bandleader
  • Cyrus L. Dunham, attorney, soldier
  • "By" Dunham, American songwriter and film producer
  • Katherine Dunham, African American dancer, choreographer, author
  • Mike Dunham, American retired professional ice hockey goaltender
  • Jason Dunham, Corporal in the United States Marine Corps
  • Jeff Dunham, American ventriloquist and comedian
  • George Dunham, American radio personality and member of the 'Dunham and Miller Show'
  • Russell E. Dunham, American World War II veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor
  • Ann Dunham, American anthropologist
  • Ransom W. Dunham, U.S. Representative from Illinois
  • Stephen Dunham, American actor

Dunham Namesakes

  • Kingsley Dunham, FRS FGS FRSE was one of the leading British geologists and mineralogists of the 20th century
  • Gary Dunham, American Contemporary Christian recording artist
  • Mikel Dunham, author, artist, photojournalist
  • Sonny Dunham, American trumpet player and bandleader
  • Cyrus L. Dunham, attorney, soldier
  • "By" Dunham, American songwriter and film producer
  • Katherine Dunham, African American dancer, choreographer, author
  • Mike Dunham, American retired professional ice hockey goaltender
  • Jason Dunham, Corporal in the United States Marine Corps
  • Jeff Dunham, American ventriloquist and comedian
  • George Dunham, American radio personality and member of the 'Dunham and Miller Show'
  • Russell E. Dunham, American World War II veteran and recipient of the Medal of Honor
  • Ann Dunham, American anthropologist
  • Ransom W. Dunham, U.S. Representative from Illinois
  • Stephen Dunham, American actor

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