How common is the last name Dunbar?

25,377 people in the United States have the last name Dunbar, about 1 in 11,778. It ranks #1,363 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census, tied with 1 other.

last name

DUNBAR

#1,363

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
25,377
About
1 in 11,778
This common or more
43.3%
Who bears it

Of the 25,377 people with the last name Dunbar, 62.1% reported their origin as White, 29.1% as Black and 4.1% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Exactly as common as Dunbar

1 other last name also has 25,377 people.

#1,363 Pike · 25,377

Either side of Dunbar

#1,361 Rutledge · 25,388#1,362 Downey · 25,382#1,363 Pike · 25,377#1,365 Robison · 25,371

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Dunbar, most common first.

#128,411 Dumbar · 139

Also a first name

As a first name, Dunbar ranks #51,658 of 53,615, with 112 people. See Dunbar as a first name

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