The Dunlap surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 39,063 people carried this name — #890 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 7,550 people counted. That is up 1% from 38,516 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Dunlap surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a local name, from where the family lived: ‘of Dunlop’.

His entry covers Dunlop and Dunlap.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 258 · public domain.

In the first U.S. census, 1790

148 families named Dunlap, or a close spelling, were counted in 1790.

Each family is counted by its head. About 880 people lived in those households, 5.9 to a family on average. The table counts it together with one other spelling. The table lists white heads of families only, in the twelve states whose 1790 records survive; Virginia’s figures come from state lists of 1782–1785.

Families, by state

Pennsylvania 55
South Carolina 28
New York 18
Maine 11
North Carolina 10
New Hampshire 9
Virginia 6
Vermont 4
Connecticut 3
Massachusetts 2
Maryland 2

U.S. Census Bureau, «A Century of Population Growth from the First Census of the United States to the Twelfth, 1790–1900» (Washington, 1909), table 111, p. 238 — public domain · names carried by at least 100 white persons in 1790.

In print

Dunlap in American newspapers,
1900–1919.

Newspaper page from The Manitowoc Pilot carrying the name Dunlap
The Manitowoc Pilot 1900-08-16
Newspaper page from The Salt Lake Herald carrying the name Dunlap
The Salt Lake Herald 1905-11-26
Newspaper page from The Maryville Times carrying the name Dunlap
The Maryville Times 1919-05-14

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 284,395 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Dunlap in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1990s.

475 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Dunlap. The most, 79, date from the 1930s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 185
Queensland 109
Victoria 84
South Australia 27
Western Australia 26
ACT (Canberra) 20
Tasmania 19

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Dunlap.

Who carried it

People named Dunlap,
with a public archive behind them.

  • William Dunlap
    William Dunlap 1766–1839 · actor
  • Robert P. Dunlap
    Robert P. Dunlap 1794–1859 · politician
  • John Dunlap 1738–1824 · merchant
  • James Dunlap 1744–1818 · religious person
  • John Dunlap 1747–1812 · printer
  • Robert Dunlap 1766– · playwright

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Dunlap,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States2,806 records

2,806 records of the Dunlap name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 1,471
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 604
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 400
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 109
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 93
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 45
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 43
  • Sacramento County historic burials 18
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 12
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 11
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Gerald P. Dunlap

    Born 1930; from Atchison County, Missouri. U.S. Army, pioneer; killed in action 1950 in South Korea. Buried at Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Kansas.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Lowell W. Dunlap

    Born 1919 in Minnesota. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Snelling; welder from Chippewa County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1990, buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Dunlap

    Arrived at New York in 1848 aboard the Ashland from Liverpool, aged 18; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain)

Showing 3 of 2,806 records for Dunlap in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Canada261 records

261 records of the Dunlap name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 255
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 3
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Jack Dunlap

    Left New York in 1783 aboard the Elizabeth, bound for Port Roseway, aged 9.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Vivian Dunlap

    Died 1995, aged 49; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record William Cameron Dunlap

    Died in service in 1918.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 261 records for Dunlap in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

Australia10 records

10 records of the Dunlap name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 3
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 3
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 2
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 1
  • State Library of Western Australia indexes 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record John Dunlap

    Transported to Van Diemen's Land aboard the Richard Webb, sailing from Kingston in 1841. Native of Cavan.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Heather McB Dunlap

    Gentleman of Flemington, Victoria; died 1899.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Joseph Dunlap

    Died 1891 in New Norfolk, Tasmania, aged 34.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 10 records for Dunlap in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · State Library of Western Australia (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands3 records

3 records of the Dunlap name in the Netherlands Dutch church registers before 1811
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Johanna Dunlap

    Married in 1787 in Rotterdam; born in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record James Dunlap

    Married in 1686 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Jaques Dunlap

    Married in 1619 in Rotterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

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