Exclusive surnames in Australia

Exclusive surnames are those that exist only in Australia and are not found in any other country in the world. They are unique cultural heritage, reflecting the linguistic, geographical or historical isolation of the region. This table shows the 100 most common exclusive surnames.

#	Surname	Bearers	%
1	Gurruwiwi	648	34.1%
2	Piddick	176	9.3%
3	Lyneham	158	8.3%
4	Yarran	112	5.9%
5	Van-der-hoek	52	2.7%
6	Thaiday	50	2.6%
7	Tipungwuti	42	2.2%
8	Frunks	40	2.1%
9	Leyonhjelm	32	1.7%
10	De baugy	31	1.6%
11	Harcla	30	1.6%
12	Minchenton	25	1.3%
13	Sollaye	21	1.1%
14	Ailakis	19	1%
15	Spurritt	18	0.9%
16	Gianinotti	17	0.9%
17	Iljcesen	16	0.8%
18	Joukhador	14	0.7%
19	Karacsay	14	0.7%
20	Frankcomb	14	0.7%
21	Rynvis	13	0.7%
22	Dagnia	13	0.7%
23	Hindge	13	0.7%
24	Kondisenko	13	0.7%
25	Wendell-smith	12	0.6%
26	Mills-thom	12	0.6%
27	Sydserf	12	0.6%
28	Dodswell	11	0.6%
29	Le hunt	10	0.5%
30	Carrabott	10	0.5%

31	Yockins	9	0.5%
32	Bykovec	9	0.5%
33	Lorroway	9	0.5%
34	Scholard	8	0.4%
35	Rignold	7	0.4%
36	Gyldenlove	7	0.4%
37	Niproski	7	0.4%
38	Freap	7	0.4%
39	Du pradal	6	0.3%
40	De'la'cruz	6	0.3%
41	Bin-bakar	6	0.3%
42	Stromendo	5	0.3%
43	Kelckhoven	5	0.3%
44	De horne	5	0.3%
45	Prygodicz	5	0.3%
46	O'flahertie	5	0.3%
47	Gomez-de-la-serna	5	0.3%
48	Mackennal	5	0.3%
49	Limbury	5	0.3%
50	Attenbrow	4	0.2%
51	Yallowley	4	0.2%
52	Zulicki	4	0.2%
53	Hipathite	4	0.2%
54	De-merlo	4	0.2%
55	Mieszkielo	4	0.2%
56	Rabidge	4	0.2%
57	Van der myle	4	0.2%
58	Beckmore	4	0.2%
59	Boele van hensbroek	4	0.2%
60	Tingcombe	4	0.2%

61	Woodcott	3	0.2%
62	Scarsbrick	3	0.2%
63	Stojansek	3	0.2%
64	Roams	3	0.2%
65	Patworth	3	0.2%
66	Vipont	3	0.2%
67	Oostdyck	3	0.2%
68	Hywell	3	0.2%
69	Quarles de quarles	3	0.2%
70	Goganovski	3	0.2%
71	Kleeborn	3	0.2%
72	Dellalbani	3	0.2%
73	Szaak	3	0.2%
74	De minaur	2	0.1%
75	Konzewitsch	2	0.1%
76	De la woestyne	2	0.1%
77	Fielea	2	0.1%
78	Blundey	2	0.1%
79	Garthshore	2	0.1%
80	El'ali	2	0.1%
81	Pusner	2	0.1%
82	Nicallef	2	0.1%
83	Djumas	2	0.1%
84	De grassa	2	0.1%
85	La-spina	2	0.1%
86	Atomoaie	2	0.1%
87	Carantinos	2	0.1%
88	Sewster	2	0.1%
89	De'beer	2	0.1%
90	Le cartier	2	0.1%

91	Yawkins	2	0.1%
92	Sokaroski	2	0.1%
93	Lavaulx	2	0.1%
94	Curelic	2	0.1%
95	Gortschacher	2	0.1%
96	Nedeljkovi	1	0.1%
97	Candwell	1	0.1%
98	De-moreta	1	0.1%
99	Gomez de mendoza	1	0.1%
100	Wobbegong	1	0.1%

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FAQs

What are exclusive surnames in Australia?

Exclusive surnames are those that exist only in Australia and are not found in any other country in the world according to our official census data. The most common exclusive surname is Gurruwiwi, with 648. registered bearers.

Why do exclusive surnames exist in Australia?

Exclusive surnames typically arise from linguistic, geographical or historical isolation. They may also derive from local place names, traditional occupations or phonetic adaptations unique to the language and culture of Australia.

Where does this data come from?

The data comes from official censuses and civil registries. A surname is considered exclusive when it appears in our records from only one country with verified bearers.

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