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| Gender | Unisex |
|---|---|
| Language(s) | English |
| Other names | |
| See also | Donn (byname), Ó Duinn |
Dunn is a surname in the English language. The name has several different origins. In some cases it is an Anglicised form of the Irish surname Ó Duinn, meaning "descendant of Donn"; the Gaelic Donn was originally a byname, meaning "brown-haired" or "chieftain". Another origin of the surname Dunn is from the Middle English dunn, meaning "dark-coloured"; this name originated as a nickname for someone with dark hair or a swarthy complexion. Another origin of Dunn is from a habitational name, derived from Dun in Angus, Scotland; this place name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic dùn, meaning "fort". Another origin of the surname Dunn is from the Gaelic donn, meaning "brown".[1]
People with this surname
A
- Aaron Dunn (1851), Canadian pioneer
- Adam Dunn, American baseball player
- Alexander Roberts Dunn, Canadian soldier
- Amanda Dunn, Canadian broadcaster Billie Holiday
- Anne Dunn, British artist, daughter of James Hamet Dunn
B
- Ben Dunn, American comic book artist
- Bill Newton Dunn, British politician
- Bob Dunn (disambiguation)
- Bob Dunn (politician), British politician
- Bob Dunn (cartoonist), American cartoonist
C
- Carola Dunn, British-American crime writer
- Charles Dunn, American politician
- Christopher Dunn (author), British author
- Clive Dunn, British actor
D
- Danny Dunn, fictional character of Raymond Abrashkin and Jay Williams
- David Dunn, British football player
- Dick Dunn, Australian rugby league footballer
- Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass player
- Douglas Dunn, British poet
E
- Edward John Dunn, Australian geologist
- Edward Wilkes Dunn, American actor
- Edwina Dunn, fictional character from EastEnders
F
- Fayette S. Dunn (1903–1979), Otis Elevator
- Francis J. Dunn, American politician
- Francis John Dunn, (1922–1989) Auxiliary Bishop of Dubuque
- Frank Dunn, former Nortel CEO
G
- Gertrude Dunn (1932–2004), American baseball player
H
- Harry "Cherries" Dunn, Irish-American Gangster, brother of John "Pudgy" Dunn
- Harvey Dunn, American artist
- Herbert O. Dunn, American admiral
- Holly Dunn, American country music singer
- Hugh Alexander Dunn, Australian diplomat
I
- Ian Dunn, fictional character in the radio sitcom Knocker
- Ian Campbell Dunn, Scottish gay rights campaigner
J
- Jack Dunn, American baseball player
- James Dunn (disambiguation)
- James Dunn (actor), American actor
- James Dunn (theologian), Professor of Divinity at the University of Durham
- James Hamet Dunn, Canadian industrialist
- Jamie Dunn, Australian comedian
- Jancee Dunn, American journalist
- Jason Dunn, American football player
- Jennifer Dunn, American politician
- Jody Dunn, British politician
- John Churchill Dunn, British radio personality
- John "Pudgy" Dunn, Irish-American Gangster, brother of Harry "Cherries" Dunn
- John Dunn, British political theorist
- John M. "Cockeye" Dunn, Irish-American Gangster
- John Thomas Dunn, Irish-American Politician
- John Robert Dunn (1834–1895), South African pioneer
- John Asher Dunn, American linguist
- John W. Dunn, Scottish animator
K
- Katherine Dunn, American writer
- Kevin Dunn, American actor
L
- Lin Dunn, American basketball coach
- Linwood G. Dunn, American pioneer of visual special effects in motion pictures and inventor of related technology
- Louis Dunn, South African engineer
- Lydia Dunn, Baroness Dunn, Hong Kong born Legislative Councillor, politician, banker, now resides in the UK.
M
- Margaret Dunn, Irish piper
- Mark Dunn, American author and playwright
- Mary Bickford Dunn, the Canadian actress Marie Prevost
- Mary Josephine Dunn, the British writer Jo Beverley
- Matthew Dunn, Australian swimmer
- Max Dunn (poet), Irish-Australian poet
- Michael Dunn, American actor
- Michael G. Dunn, American baseball player
- Mother Dunn (disambiguation)
- Francis A. "Mother" Dunn, American football player for the Canton Bulldogs
- Dr. William Thomas "Mother" Dunn, Penn State All-American football player and physician
N
O
- Oscar Dunn, American soldier and politician
P
- Patricia C. Dunn, former chairwoman of Hewlett Packard
- Paul Dunn (disambiguation)
- Peter Dunn, Australian soldier and emergency services administrator
- Parker F. Dunn, American World War I Medal of Honor recipient
R
- Richard Dunn, British boxer
- Robert Dunn (disambiguation)
- Ronnie Dunn, half of the country music duo Brooks and Dunn
- Ryan Dunn, (aka Random Hero) member of CKY Crew and alumni of Jackass, Viva La Bam, and his own Homewrecker
S
- Sheila Dunn, British actress
- Samuel Dunn (disambiguation)
- Stephen Dunn, American poet
- Steve Dunn (baseball 1990s), American baseball player
- Steve Dunn (1880s first baseman), Canadian baseball player
- Susan Dunn, American opera soprano
- Sarah Jayne Dunn, British actress
T
- Teddy Dunn, American actor
- Terry Dunn, men's basketball coach at Dartmouth College
- Thomas Dunn (lieutenant-governor), Lieutenant-Governor of Lower Canada
- Thomas Dunn (musician) (born 1925), American musician
- Thomas B. Dunn (1853–1924), Congressman from NY
- Tim Dunn, Irish-American politian
- Todd Dunn, baseball player
- Trevor Dunn, American musician
W
- Warrick Dunn, American football player
- Wendell E. Dunn, Jr., American Chemist and Inventor
- William Dunn (disambiguation)
- Winfield Dunn, governor of Tennessee
References
- ^ Learn about the family history of your surname, Ancestry.com, retrieved 3 January 2011, which cited: Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4, for the surname "Dunn".
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