Dunleavy
English
Alternative forms
- Dunlavey, Dunlavy, Dunlevy
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Mac Duinnshléibhe (“son of Donn Sléibhe”), a personal name composed of the elements donn (“brown”) and sléibhe, genitive form of sliabh (“mountain”).
Proper noun
Dunleavy (plural Dunleavys)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Dunleavy is the 12351st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2517 individuals. Dunleavy is most common among White (95.71%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dunleavy”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 499.
Anagrams
- Dunlavey