Explore the Family Name Dunivan

The meaning of Dunivan

Irish: variant of Donovan.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Dunivan in the United States?

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Dunivan has seen slight changes in its popularity between the years 2000 and 2010. In 2000, this surname was ranked 31,339 but managed to climb slightly in rank to 30,980 by 2010, demonstrating a 1.15% increase. The count of people with this surname also saw an uptick of 7.3%, rising from 699 in 2000 to 750 in 2010. However, despite these increases, the proportion of individuals with the Dunivan surname per 100,000 people dipped by 3.85%.

20002010Change
Rank#31,339#30,9801.15%
Count6997507.3%
Proportion per 100k0.260.25-3.85%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dunivan

From an ethnic identity perspective, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows that most individuals bearing the Dunivan surname identify as White, although there was a small decrease of 1.52% in this group between 2000 and 2010. Interestingly, the number of individuals identifying as Hispanic showed a significant increase of 36.02% during the same period. Smaller populations within the Dunivan surname identified as being of two or more races (rising by 5.26%) or American Indian and Alaskan Native (increasing by 11.11%). The census recorded no individuals with this surname identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or Black in either year.

20002010Change
White95.99%94.53%-1.52%
Hispanic1.86%2.53%36.02%
Two or More Races1.14%1.2%5.26%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0.72%0.8%11.11%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Black0%0%0%