Explore the Family Name Dunlevy

The meaning of Dunlevy

Irish (Mayo and Donegal): variant of Dunleavy.

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

According to the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Dunlevy slightly decreased between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Dunlevy held the rank of 22,336 in terms of popularity and declined to a rank of 23,881 by 2010 — a drop of about 6.92 percent. The actual count of people bearing the surname also decreased during this period, from 1,076 in 2000 to 1,057 in 2010, resulting in a modest change of -1.77 percent. Consequently, the proportion of individuals with the Dunlevy surname per 100,000 people fell by 10 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,336	#23,881	-6.92%
Count	1,076	1,057	-1.77%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.36	-10%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dunlevy

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the Dunlevy surname. In 2000, the majority of individuals with this surname, precisely 97.21 percent, identified as White. This figure remained relatively stable over the next decade, decreasing minutely to 97.16 percent in 2010. During the same period, there was a noticeable increase in individuals identifying as Black, with the percentage rising from 0.65 to 0.85. However, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander saw a complete drop, with the percentage falling from 0.65 to zero by 2010. The percentage of people identifying as two or more races also decreased, while a new category, Hispanic, emerged in 2010 at 0.57 percent. The American Indian and Alaskan Native category remained at zero for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.21%	97.16%	-0.05%
Two or More Races	1.3%	0.85%	-34.62%
Black	0.65%	0.85%	30.77%
Hispanic	0%	0.57%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.65%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%