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

Dundee, 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 Dundee surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dundee in America

Dundee is the 51941st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dundee surname appeared 400 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Dundee.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dundee 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 Dundee

The surname Dundee originated in Scotland in the medieval period. It is a locational name, derived from the city of Dundee, which is situated on the north bank of the Firth of Tay in eastern Scotland. The name Dundee itself comes from the Scottish Gaelic "Dùn Dèagh", meaning "Fort on the Tay".

The earliest recorded mention of the name Dundee appears in the Arbroath Abbey Liber in 1211, where it is spelled "Donde". The spelling later evolved to "Dunde" in the 13th century and "Dondee" in the 14th century, before eventually becoming "Dundee" in its modern form.

One of the earliest notable individuals with the surname Dundee was Sir David Dundee, a Scottish knight who fought in the Wars of Scottish Independence in the early 14th century. Another early bearer of the name was John Dundee, a merchant who lived in Perth in the late 15th century and served as a baillie (magistrate) of the city.

In the 16th century, the Dundee surname gained prominence with the rise of the Dundee family, who were influential landowners and politicians in Angus, Scotland. Sir James Dundee (1520-1590) was a prominent member of this family and served as Lord Lyon King of Arms, the principal officer of heraldry in Scotland.

Another famous individual with the surname Dundee was John Graham of Claverhouse, Viscount Dundee (1649-1689), a Scottish soldier and nobleman who played a significant role in the Jacobite risings in support of the deposed Catholic king James VII of Scotland (James II of England).

In the 18th century, Robert Dundee (1715-1793) was a Scottish scholar and professor of Greek at the University of Edinburgh, known for his work on ancient Greek texts and manuscripts.

Throughout its history, the surname Dundee has been closely associated with the city of Dundee and the surrounding region of Angus in eastern Scotland. While it has spread to other parts of the world through migration, its origins can be traced back to the medieval period in Scotland.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dundee

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

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 Dundee 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 Dundee 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 Dundee was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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