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

Dunivent, 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 Dunivent surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Dunivent in America

Dunivent is the 132206th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Dunivent surname appeared 128 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 Dunivent.

We can also compare 2010 data for Dunivent 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 Dunivent

The surname DUNIVENT is believed to have originated in France during the Middle Ages. It is derived from the Old French words "dun" meaning hill or down, and "vent" meaning wind, referring to a windy hill or elevated terrain.

The earliest recorded instances of this surname can be traced back to the regions of Normandy and Brittany in northern France. It is possible that the name was initially a descriptive term used to identify individuals residing near a windy hill or elevated area.

In the 13th century, the name appeared in several historical records and manuscripts from the region, including the Cartulaire de l'Abbaye de Saint-Wandrille, a collection of charters and documents relating to the Benedictine abbey of Saint-Wandrille in Normandy.

One of the earliest known bearers of the DUNIVENT name was Jean Dunivent, a merchant from Rouen, who was mentioned in a contract dated 1281. Another notable individual was Guillaume Dunivent, a landowner from the village of Bricqueville-sur-Mer in Normandy, who was recorded in the Livre des Bourgeois de Caen in 1376.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the name spread to other regions of France, and variations in spelling emerged, such as Dunivant, Dunivant, and Dunivent. One of the most prominent figures bearing this surname was Michel Dunivent, a French explorer and cartographer who accompanied Jacques Cartier on his third voyage to Canada in 1541.

In the 18th century, the name DUNIVENT made its way to other parts of Europe and the Americas through migration and immigration. Notable individuals from this period include Louis Dunivent (1702-1781), a French-born military officer who served in the American Revolutionary War, and Pierre Dunivent (1720-1798), a vintner and landowner from the Languedoc region of southern France.

Over the centuries, the DUNIVENT surname has been associated with various professions and occupations, including merchants, landowners, military personnel, and explorers. Despite its relatively uncommon nature, the name has persisted through generations and can still be found in various parts of the world today.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Dunivent

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

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

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