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Dung Family History

Dung Name Meaning

Vietnamese (Dung): from the Chinese surname 容 see Rong Chinese: variant Mandarin Romanization of the surnames 董 and 東 see Dong 1 and North German: topographic name for someone who lived on a piece of raised dry land in marshy surroundings Middle Low German dung dunk ‘hummock’ or a habitational name from any of various places called with this word. English: nickname from Middle English dung(e) dong ‘manure’ (Old English dung) or perhaps an occupational name for someone who manured fields.

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Jung, Tong, Dang, Lung, Puig, Dunn, Dong, Zang, Duhe, Kung

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You can see how Dung families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Dung family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1851 and 1920. The most Dung families were found in USA in 1920. In 1891 there were 10 Dung families living in Lincolnshire. This was about 26% of all the recorded Dung's in United Kingdom. Lincolnshire had the highest population of Dung families in 1891.

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Census Records
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Passenger Lists
There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Dung. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.
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Draft Cards
There are 373 military records available for the last name Dung. For the veterans among your Dung ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.
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Census Records

There are 1,000 census records available for the last name Dung. Like a window into their day-to-day life, Dung census records can tell you where and how your ancestors worked, their level of education, veteran status, and more.

Search UK census records for Dung

Passenger Lists

There are 2,000 immigration records available for the last name Dung. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in the UK, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

View all Dung immigration records

Draft Cards

There are 373 military records available for the last name Dung. For the veterans among your Dung ancestors, military collections provide insights into where and when they served, and even physical descriptions.

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What is the average Dung lifespan?

Between 1959 and 2003, in the United States, Dung life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1979, and highest in 1995. The average life expectancy for Dung in 1959 was 35, and 75 in 2003.

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