Find out how popular the last name Dingus is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Dingus.

Dingus, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Dingus surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dingus in America

Dingus is the 13160th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dingus surname appeared 2,324 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Dingus.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dingus to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Dingus

The surname Dingus is believed to have originated in the Scottish Highlands, likely during the late 16th or early 17th century. It is thought to be derived from the Scottish Gaelic phrase "dingnadh us," which translates roughly to "thrown out" or "expelled." This suggests that the name may have been given as a descriptive nickname to someone who had been banished or cast out from their community.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name appears in the Parish Records of Inverness-shire, where a John Dingus is mentioned as a resident of the village of Drumnadrochit in 1642. A similar spelling, "Dingous," can be found in the Aberdeen Burgh Records from 1673, referring to a merchant named Robert Dingous.

In the late 17th century, a family by the name of Dingus is said to have settled in the village of Dornoch, located in the Scottish Highlands county of Sutherland. This branch of the family produced several notable individuals, including James Dingus (1712-1786), who served as the village's blacksmith for over 40 years.

As the Dingus family spread throughout Scotland and beyond, variations in spelling became more common. In the 1765 Parish Records of Argyll and Bute, a William Dingous is listed, while the 1841 Census of Scotland shows a family of Dingouses residing in the city of Glasgow.

One of the earliest instances of the name in England can be found in the London Parish Records of 1798, which mention a Thomas Dingus, a merchant from the Scottish Borders region. Another notable figure was John Dingus (1822-1896), a Scottish-born farmer who emigrated to Canada in the mid-19th century and settled in the province of Ontario.

Other individuals of note include:

1. Robert Dingus (1845-1921), an American Civil War veteran and farmer from West Virginia.
2. Mary Dingus (1880-1962), a Scottish-born author and poet who published several works in the early 20th century.
3. Edward Dingus (1901-1976), an American businessman and founder of the Dingus Lumber Company in Virginia.
4. George Dingus (1928-2005), a Scottish-Canadian artist and sculptor known for his abstract works.
5. Katherine Dingus (born 1962), an American journalist and author who has written extensively on topics related to science and technology.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dingus

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Dingus.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Dingus was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Dingus has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Dingus was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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