Last Name DUNSTON

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Meaning The son of Dunstan. Also, local, 'of Dunston,' parishes in the dioceses of Lincoln, Douthwell, Norwich, Oxford, and Durham.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 8,830 (2000 US census) 7,158 (1990 US census)
Count 3,415 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 33.24%, or 1135 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 61.82%, or 2111 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.38%, or 13 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.61%, or 21 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.37%, or 81 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.58%, or 54 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Longest last names

 The 2000 USA census contains more than 150,000 surnames. The longest surnames contain 15 characters each. There are 23 names like that. There could be more of those last names in reality. Firstly because it has been 10+ years since the survey and we could have gotten...

Ukrainian middle names

 Ukrainian middle names form the same way as Russian ones, except that for girls, the patronymic ending is '-ivna' rather than '-ovna' or '-evna.' Follow the Russian middle names link to get any additional information.

English surnames

 English surnames can be divided into five classes: Baptisimal or Personal (first) names, local, official, and occupative surnames. Nicknames represent the last class. Practically there are only four classes, for it is often hard ti distinguish between occupation and offic...

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