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

Dunehew, 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 Dunehew surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dunehew in America

Dunehew is the 103655th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dunehew surname appeared 173 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 Dunehew.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dunehew 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 Dunehew

The surname Dunehew is believed to have originated in the northern English counties of Yorkshire and Lancashire during the late medieval period, around the 13th or 14th century. It is thought to be a locational surname derived from a place name, possibly referring to a topographical feature such as a hill or dune.

One possible origin of the name is from the Old English words "dun" meaning hill or down, and "heuw" meaning a hew or cutting, suggesting it may have referred to a settlement or dwelling near a hill or cut into a hillside. Alternatively, it could be derived from a combination of the Old English "dun" and the Old Norse "haugr," meaning mound or hill.

The earliest known recorded instances of the surname Dunehew date back to the late 16th century in parish records and tax rolls from Yorkshire and Lancashire. One notable bearer of the name was William Dunehew, a yeoman farmer from the village of Clitheroe in Lancashire, recorded in the Hearth Tax Returns of 1674.

Another early reference to the name can be found in the parish registers of St. Mary's Church in Beverley, Yorkshire, where a John Dunehew was recorded as being baptized in 1612. This suggests the name may have originated in or around the East Riding of Yorkshire before spreading to other parts of northern England.

In the 17th century, a family by the name of Dunehew is known to have resided in the village of Sowerby Bridge in West Yorkshire. One member of this family, Samuel Dunehew (1642-1709), was a prominent local wool merchant and landowner whose descendants continued to live in the area for several generations.

Other notable bearers of the Dunehew surname throughout history include:

1. Richard Dunehew (c. 1570-1638), a yeoman farmer from Clitheroe, Lancashire, whose will is recorded in the Lancashire Wills and Inventories from 1617.

2. Elizabeth Dunehew (c. 1610-1678), a resident of the village of Haworth in West Yorkshire, mentioned in the Haworth Parish Registers as having married John Heaton in 1631.

3. Thomas Dunehew (1692-1763), a successful merchant and ship owner from the port town of Whitby in North Yorkshire, who left a sizeable estate upon his death.

4. Mary Dunehew (1741-1813), a schoolteacher from the village of Gargrave in North Yorkshire, noted for her long service of over 40 years at the local parish school.

5. John Dunehew (1812-1881), a coal miner and trade unionist from the mining town of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, who was involved in campaigns for better working conditions and wages for miners in the region.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dunehew

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

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

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