Explore the Family Name Dunsmore

The meaning of Dunsmore

Scottish (Glasgow): habitational name from Denmuir, formerly Dundemore, near Lindores (Fife) or either of two places called Dunmore Stirlingshire, Rosshire, with intrusive s. History: A Scottish family of this name was established in County Antrim, northern Ireland, in the early 17th century. From there they emigrated in 1723 to Londonderry, NH (now called Windham).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Dunsmore experienced a decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. The data shows that Dunsmore's rank fell from 14,653rd most popular surname in 2000 to 16,415th in 2010, representing a drop of 12.02%. Additionally, the count of individuals with this surname decreased by 5.8% from 1,861 in 2000 to 1,753 in 2010. Consequently, the proportion of Dunsmore per 100,000 people also saw a reduction of 14.49%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#14,653	#16,415	-12.02%
Count	1,861	1,753	-5.8%
Proportion per 100k	0.69	0.59	-14.49%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Dunsmore

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data presented for Dunsmore suggests subtle changes over a decade. The White population with the Dunsmore name marginally dipped by 0.62%, while the Asian/Pacific Islander group saw a significant increase of 59.38%. Individuals of Hispanic ethnicity carrying this surname increased by 52%, while those identifying as two or more races rose by 31.87%. However, there was a decrease amongst the Black community and American Indian and Alaskan Native communities by 13.56% and 22.22% respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.61%	96.01%	-0.62%
Two or More Races	0.91%	1.2%	31.87%
Hispanic	0.75%	1.14%	52%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.81%	0.63%	-22.22%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.32%	0.51%	59.38%
Black	0.59%	0.51%	-13.56%