Most common surnames in Dominica

This table shows the 100 most common surnames in Dominica, ranked by number of bearers. Data comes from official censuses and civil registries.

#	Surname	Bearers	Share
1	Joseph	3.262	6.4%
2	Charles	2.023	4%
3	George	2.019	4%
4	Thomas	1.849	3.6%
5	Williams	1.628	3.2%
6	John	1.212	2.4%
7	Alexander	1.038	2%
8	James	1.005	2%
9	Francis	985	1.9%
10	Shillingford	942	1.9%
11	Lewis	861	1.7%
12	John baptiste	835	1.6%
13	Matthew	799	1.6%
14	Paul	784	1.5%
15	Benjamin	727	1.4%
16	Toussaint	725	1.4%
17	Pascal	716	1.4%
18	Vidal	712	1.4%
19	Roberts	665	1.3%
20	Cuffy	642	1.3%
21	Lawrence	628	1.2%
22	Samuel	600	1.2%
23	Durand	597	1.2%
24	Royer	578	1.1%
25	Darroux	550	1.1%
26	Henry	533	1.1%
27	Esprit	515	1%
28	Etienne	511	1%
29	Laville	506	1%
30	Peter	496	1%

31	Abraham	482	1%
32	Baron	469	0.9%
33	Daniel	462	0.9%
34	Edwards	454	0.9%
35	Bannis	443	0.9%
36	Nicholas	436	0.9%
37	Frederick	435	0.9%
38	Fontaine	433	0.9%
39	Richards	399	0.8%
40	Augustine	397	0.8%
41	Prince	395	0.8%
42	Bruno	393	0.8%
43	Andrew	392	0.8%
44	Carbon	390	0.8%
45	Honore	388	0.8%
46	Green	385	0.8%
47	Letang	379	0.7%
48	Henderson	377	0.7%
49	Alfred	373	0.7%
50	Felix	371	0.7%
51	Riviere	362	0.7%
52	Auguiste	355	0.7%
53	Laurent	353	0.7%
54	Seaman	353	0.7%
55	Tavernier	352	0.7%
56	Julien	352	0.7%
57	Bellot	346	0.7%
58	Robin	344	0.7%
59	Prosper	340	0.7%
60	Leblanc	332	0.7%

61	Victor	327	0.6%
62	Pierre	320	0.6%
63	Defoe	316	0.6%
64	Casimir	314	0.6%
65	Winston	301	0.6%
66	Simon	300	0.6%
67	Burton	292	0.6%
68	Pacquette	292	0.6%
69	Lockhart	282	0.6%
70	Anthony	280	0.6%
71	Robinson	274	0.5%
72	Rolle	273	0.5%
73	Graham	272	0.5%
74	Challenger	269	0.5%
75	Romain	266	0.5%
76	Magloire	257	0.5%
77	Luke	255	0.5%
78	Prevost	255	0.5%
79	Hector	248	0.5%
80	Louis	248	0.5%
81	Anselm	246	0.5%
82	Hill	243	0.5%
83	Xavier	242	0.5%
84	David	242	0.5%
85	Isaac	233	0.5%
86	Baptiste	231	0.5%
87	Marie	231	0.5%
88	Peters	229	0.5%
89	Martin	227	0.4%
90	Peltier	224	0.4%

91	Bruney	221	0.4%
92	Guiste	211	0.4%
93	Francois	209	0.4%
94	Marcellin	209	0.4%
95	Smith	206	0.4%
96	Phillip	204	0.4%
97	Scotland	199	0.4%
98	Wallace	199	0.4%
99	Christopher	193	0.4%
100	Rodney	193	0.4%

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FAQs

What are the most common surnames in Dominica?

According to our official census data, the most common surname in Dominica is Joseph, with 3.262. registered bearers. This table shows the 100 most frequent surnames in the country.

How many different surnames are registered in Dominica?

Our database contains hundreds of surnames with a presence in Dominica. This table shows the 100 most frequent.

How often is this data updated?

The data is updated periodically from official censuses and civil registries of the country.

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