Explore the Family Name Dunnam

The meaning of Dunnam

English: variant of Dunham.

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

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

According to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Dunnam has seen a slight decrease in popularity within the U.S. population over the past decade. In 2000, Dunnam was ranked as the 14,201st most common surname, but by 2010, it had slipped to 14,799th place, representing a change of -4.21%. However, despite this drop in rank, the actual number of people bearing the surname increased from 1,939 in 2000 to 2,005 in 2010, a growth of 3.4%. The proportion of individuals with the Dunnam surname per 100,000 people also decreased slightly from 0.72 to 0.68, marking a -5.56% change.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,201	#14,799	-4.21%
Count	1,939	2,005	3.4%
Proportion per 100k	0.72	0.68	-5.56%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dunnam

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals some shifts within the Dunnam surname bearers between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander rose from 0.31% to 0.45%, reflecting a 45.16% increase. Similarly, the proportion of those who identified with two or more races saw a significant jump of 128.92%, moving from 0.83% to 1.90%. However, the majority of individuals with the Dunnam surname still predominantly identify as White, though this figure has slightly decreased from 92.78% to 90.32%. Hispanic representation also increased from 1.24% to 1.85%, a 49.19% change. Those identifying as Black within the Dunnam surname bearers increased by 15.60%, whereas those identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native marginally decreased from 0.62% to 0.60%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.78%	90.32%	-2.65%
Black	4.23%	4.89%	15.6%
Two or More Races	0.83%	1.9%	128.92%
Hispanic	1.24%	1.85%	49.19%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.62%	0.6%	-3.23%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.31%	0.45%	45.16%