Dunn (surname)
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Meaning | Fort, black or dark coloured, or an inhabitant of Dun, Angus |
| Region of origin | Ireland, Scotland |
The surname Dunn has several different origins. In some cases it is an Anglicised form of the Irish surname Ó Duinn, meaning "grandson 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 one with dark hair or skin. Another origin is from a habitative name, derived from Dun in Angus, Scotland; this place name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic dùn, meaning "fort". Another origin is from the Gaelic donn, meaning "brown".[1]
People with this surname
A
- Aaron Dunn (1851), Canadian pioneer
- Adam Dunn, US baseball player
- Alex Dunn (born 1982), American ice hockey player
- Alexander Roberts Dunn (1833–1868), Canadian awarded the Victoria Cross
- Alexander Dunn (badminton) (born 1998), Scottish badminton player
- Anita Dunn, American political strategist
- Anne Dunn, British artist, daughter of James Hamet Dunn
- April Dunn (1986-2020), American disability rights activist
- Aubrey Dunn, Sr., New Mexico Senator of 1964
- Aura K. Dunn, US politician
B
- Barrie Dunn, Canadian actor, lawyer, film and television producer
- Ben Dunn, US comic book artist
- Bill Newton Dunn, British politician
- Billy Dunn (footballer, born 1865) (1865–1921), Scottish footballer with Stoke and other clubs
- Billy Dunn (footballer, born 1910) (1910–1980), Scottish footballer with Celtic, Brentford, Southampton
- Billy Dunn (footballer, born 1920) (1920–1982), English footballer with Darlington
- Bob Dunn (disambiguation), several people, including:
- Bob Dunn (cartoonist) (1908–1989), American cartoonist
- Bob Dunn (musician) (1908–1971), pioneer Western swing musician
- Bob Dunn (politician) (1946–2003), British Conservative Party MP for Dartford, 1979–1997
- Bobby Dunn (1890–1937), comic actor
- Brandon Dunn, American football player
- Bud Dunn, American horse trainer
C
- Carola Dunn, British-US crime writer
- Casey Dunn (American football), American football player
- Charles Dunn, US politician
- Christopher Dunn (author), British author
- Clive Dunn, British actor
- Colton Dunn, American comedian, actor, writer and producer
- Crystal Dunn (born 1992), American soccer player
D
- Danny Dunn, fictive character of Raymond Abrashkin and Jay Williams
- David Dunn, British football player
- Dick Dunn (boxer) (1908–2001), New Zealand boxing coach
- Dick Dunn (rugby league) (1920–2006), Australian rugby league footballer
- Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass player
- Douglas Dunn, British poet
E
- Ed Dunn of Dunn Bros, an American coffeehouse franchise company founded 1987
- Eddie Dunn (1915–1980), American football coach
- Eddie Dunn (actor) (1896–1951), American actor
- Eddie Dunn (rugby union) (born 1955), New Zealand rugby union player
- Edward Dunn (disambiguation), several people, including:
- Edward John Dunn, Australian geologist
- Edward Wilkes Dunn, US actor
- Albert Edward Dunn (1864–1937), British Liberal Party politician
- Edward Dunn (politician) (1880–1945), British Labour Party politician
- Edward John Dunn (1844–1937), Australian geologist
- Edward T. Dunn (1920–2016), American football player and coach
- Edward Dunn (bishop) (1868–1955), Anglican bishop who moved to Belize
- Edwina Dunn, fictive character from EastEnders
- Elaine Dunn, American singer, dancer, and actress.
- Emmett Reid Dunn (1894–1956), US zoologist
F
- Fayette S. Dunn (1903–1979), Otis Elevator
- Francis J. Dunn, US politician
- Francis John Dunn, (1922–1989) Auxiliary Bishop of Dubuque
- Frank Dunn, former Nortel C.E.O.
- Frank K. Dunn (1854–1940), American jurist
- Frederick Grant Dunn (1905–1959), American criminal
- Frederic Stanley Dunn (1872–1937), American scholar of classical studies and Ku Klux Klan leader
- Frederick Sherwood Dunn (1893–1962), American scholar of international law and international relations
G
- Gary Dunn (born 1964), American architect
- Geoff Dunn, drummer
- Gertrude Dunn (1932–2004), American baseball player
H
- Harry "Cherries" Dunn, US Irish gangster, brother of John "Pudgy" Dunn
- Harvey Dunn, US artist
- Hedley Allen Dunn (1865–1942), South Australian architect
- Herbert O. Dunn, US admiral
- Holly Dunn, US country music singer
- Hugh Alexander Dunn, Australian diplomat
I
- Ian Dunn (1943-1998), Scottish gay rights and paedophile rights campaigner
- Ian Dunn (born 1960), New Zealand rugby union player
- Irina Dunn (born Patricia Irene Dunn 1948), Australian writer/politician
J
- Jack Dunn (disambiguation), several people, including:
- Jack Dunn (baseball) (1872–1928), minor league baseball owner and manager
- Jack Dunn (footballer, born 1994), English football player
- Jack Dunn (soccer), American soccer player
- Jack Dunn (figure skater) (1917–1938), British figure skater
- John Dunn (disambiguation), several people, including:
- John Dunn (1820–1860), British Conservative politician
- John Dunn (cricketer) (1862–1892), English cricketer
- John Dunn (footballer, born 1888) (1888–1968), English football inside right
- John Dunn (footballer, born 1944), English footballer for Aston Villa and Charlton Athletic
- John Dunn (American football), American football coach and former player
- John Dunn (Australian rules footballer)
- John Dunn (bushranger) (1846–1866), Australian bush ranger
- John Dunn (explorer) (born 1954), explorer of the Canadian Arctic
- John Dunn (miller) (1802–1894), flour miller, parliamentarian, and philanthropist in South Australia
- John Dunn (pipemaker) (c. 1764–1820), inventor of keyed Northumbrian smallpipes
- John Dunn (political theorist) (born 1940), professor of political theory at the University of Cambridge
- John Dunn (radio presenter) (1934–2004), BBC Radio 2 DJ
- John Dunn (rower), American rower at the 1976 World Rowing Championships
- John Dunn (university president) (born 1945), president of Western Michigan University
- John Dunn (violinist) (1866–1940), English violinist
- John Dunn Jr. (1830–1892), South Australian politician
- John Dunn Jr. (assemblyman) (1827–?), American politician
- John Ainsworth Dunn (1831–1915), furniture manufacturer in Massachusetts
- John Asher Dunn, American linguist
- John F. Dunn (born 1943), American musician and art software developer
- John Freeman Dunn (1874–1954), English banker and stockbroker, barrister and Liberal Party politician
- John Henry Dunn (1792–1854), businessman and political figure in Canada West
- John Joseph Dunn (1870–1933), American prelate of the Catholic Church
- John M. Dunn (1910–1949), American mobster, executed in 1949
- John Millard Dunn (1865–1936), organist and choirmaster
- John "Pudgy" Dunn (1896–1937), St. Louis gangster
- John Robert Dunn (1833–1895), Scottish settler in South Africa
- John T. Dunn (1838–1907), US Representative from New Jersey
- John Thomas Dunn (chemist), English chemist
- John W. Dunn (architect), American architect
- John W. Dunn (animator) (1919–1983), cartoon writer for DePatie-Freleng and Looney Tunes
- John Woodham Dunn (1812–1883), Anglican vicar of Warkworth, Northumberland
- Johnny Dunn (1897–1937), American jazz trumpeter
- Johnny Dunn (footballer) (1881–1947), Australian rules footballer for Collingwood
- Jon Dunn (born 1981), American football player
- Jon Michael Dunn (born 1941), American educator
- Jon Dunn (musician), American musician
- James Dunn (disambiguation), several people, including:
- James Dunn (actor), US actor
- James Dunn (theologian), Professor of Divinity at the University of Durham
- Jim Dunn (baseball owner), baseball executive
- James Hamet Dunn, Canadian industrialist
- Jamie Dunn, Australian comedian
- Jancee Dunn, US journalist
- Jason Dunn (disambiguation)
- Jean Dunn (disambiguation), several people, including:
- Jean Dunn (diplomat), Australian diplomat
- Jean Dunn (cyclist), British track cyclist
- Jennifer Dunn (politician), US politician
- Jody Dunn, British politician
- John Dunn (disambiguation), several people, including:
- John Churchill Dunn, British radio personality
- John "Pudgy" Dunn, US Irish Gangster, brother of Harry "Cherries" Dunn
- John Dunn, British political theorist
- John M. Dunn "Cockeye" Dunn, US Irish Gangster
- John T. Dunn, US Irish Politician
- John Robert Dunn (1834–1895), South African pioneer
- John Asher Dunn, US linguist
- John W. Dunn (animator), Scottish animator
- John W. Dunn (architect), US architect
- Jourdan Dunn, supermodel
- Julian Dunn (born 2000), Canadian soccer player
K
- Katherine Dunn (1945–2016), American writer
- Kelly Dunn (born 1955), American writer, software author, photographer, nature conservationist
- Kevin Dunn (born 1956), American actor
- Kris Dunn (born 1994), American basketball player
- Kyle Bobby Dunn (born 1986), Canadian composer
L
- L. C. Dunn (1893–1974), US developmental biologist
- Lin Dunn (born 1947) US basketball coach
- Linwood G. Dunn (1904–1998), US pioneer of visual special effects in motion pictures
- Loren C. Dunn (1930–2001), Mormon official
- Louis Dunn (1908–1979), South African engineer
- Lydia Dunn, Baroness Dunn (born 1940) Hong Kong born Legislative Councillor, politician, banker
M
- Margaret Dunn, Irish piper
- Marie Prevost (1898–1937), Canadian-American actress born Mary Bickford Dunn
- Mark Dunn, US author and playwright
- Mary Dunn (disambiguation), several people, including:
- Mary Dunn (author) (1900–1958), British author who created Lady Blanche Addle
- Mary Dunn (yoga) (1942–2008), American Iyengar yoga instructor
- Mary Bickford Dunn, the Canadian actress Marie Prevost (1898–1937)
- Mary Josephine Dunn, the British writer Jo Beverley
- Mary Maples Dunn (1931–2017), American historian
- Matthew Dunn, Australian swimmer
- Matthew Dunn (disambiguation), several people, including:
- Matthew Dunn (author) (born 1968), British novelist
- Matt Dunn (cricketer) (born 1992), English cricketer
- Matt Dunn (author) (born 1966), British romantic comedy novelist
- Matt Dunn (soccer) (born 1994), American soccer player
- Matthew A. Dunn (1886–1942), Democratic member of the US House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
- Max Dunn (poet), Irish-Australian poet
- Michael Dunn (disambiguation), several people, including:
- Michael Dunn, American singer in the duo Dick and Dee Dee
- Michael Dunn (actor) (1934–1973), American actor and singer
- Michael Dunn (art historian) (born 1942), New Zealand writer and art historian
- Michael Dunn (baseball), US baseball player
- Michael Dunn (cricketer) (born 1940), former English cricketer
- Michael Dunn (nutritionist), director of Brigham Young University's Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science
- Michael Dunn (politician) (born 1859), American politician
- Michael David Dunn, American murderer convicted of Shooting of Jordan Davis
- Michael V. Dunn, commissioner of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- Mickey Dunn, character in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode "Living Legend"
- Mike Dunn (baseball) (born 1985), Major League Baseball pitcher
- Mike Dunn (snooker player) (born 1971), English snooker player
- Mother Dunn (disambiguation), several people, including:
- Francis A. "Mother" Dunn, US football player for the Canton Bulldogs
- W. T. Dunn Dr. William Thomas "Mother" Dunn, Penn State All-American football player and physician
N
- Nathan Dunn, US collector
- Nell Dunn, British playwright and novelist, daughter of Philip
- Nora Dunn, US actress
O
- Oscar Dunn, US soldier and politician
- Olive Jean Dunn, US mathematician and statistician
P
- Parker F. Dunn (1890–1918), United States World War I Army Medal of Honor recipient
- Pat Dunn (1858–1938), American mogul known as "The Duke of Padre Island" (see Nueces Hotel)
- Pat Dunn (basketball) (1931–1975), American professional basketball player
- Pat Dunn (politician) (born 1950), male Canadian politician
- Pat Dunn (referee) (1933–1999), British football referee.
- Patricia Dunn (actress) (1930–1990), American actress
- Patricia C. Dunn (1953–2011), Hewlett-Packard chair involved in pretexting scandal
- Patrick Dunn (Indian Army general) (1911–1977), Indian Army General Officer
- Patrick Dunn (RAF officer) (1912–2004), British officer
- Paul Dunn (American football) (born 1960), American football coach
- Paul Dunn (rugby league) (born 1963), Australian rugby league footballer
- Paul H. Dunn (1924–1998), American Mormon leader
- Paul Dunn (playwright), Canadian playwright and actor
- Pete Dunn (born 1948), American college baseball coach
- Peter Dunn (author) (born 1977), American financial author and radio host
- Peter Dunn (cricketer) (1921–2004), Australian cricketer
- Peter Dunn (engineer) (1927–2014), British engineer
- Peter Dunn (general) (born 1947), Australian general and ACT Emergency Services Commissioner
- Peter Dunn (historian), Australian historian
- Peter Dunn (paediatrician) (born 1929), British paediatrician
- Peter Dunn (politician) (born 1935), South Australian politician
- Peter Dunn (rugby union) (1936–2019), Australian rugby union player
R
- Ralph Dunn (1900–1968), American actor
- Ralph A. Dunn (1914–2004), American politician
- Richard Dunn (disambiguation), several people, including:
- Richard B. Dunn, 1998 recipient of the George Ellery Hale Prize
- Richard Slator Dunn (born 1928), American historian
- Richard Dunn (actor) (1936–2010), American actor, regular cast member of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
- Richard Dunn (boxer) (born 1945), English boxer
- Richard Dunn (footballer) (1919–1985), English footballer
- Richard Dunn (politician) (1905–1988), American politician from Maine
- Richard Dunn (television executive) (1943–1998), English television executive and Thames Television CEO from 1985 to 1995
- Richie Dunn (born 1957), American ice hockey player
- Robert Dunn (disambiguation), several people, including:
- Robert Dunn (biologist), American biologist and writer
- Robert Dunn (footballer) (born 1979), Scottish footballer
- Robert Dunn (novelist) (born 1950), American novelist
- Robert Dunn (surgeon) (1799–1877), British physician
- Robbie Dunn (born 1960), Australian former soccer player
- Robbie Dunn (musician) (born 1951), Irish folk singer-songwriter
- Robert 'Dolly' Dunn (1941–2009), Australian former school-teacher, convicted of child molestation in 2001
- Robert C. Dunn (1855–1918), American politician
- Robert F. Dunn (born 1928), American admiral
- Robert G. Dunn (1923–2017), American politician
- Robert Ellis Dunn (1928–1996), American postmodern dance pioneer
- Robert W. Dunn (1895–1977), American political activist and economic researcher
- Ronnie Dunn, half of the country music duo Brooks & Dunn
- Ryan Dunn (1977–2011), (aka. Random Hero) member of CKY Crew and alumnus of Jackass, Viva La Bam, and his own Homewrecker
S
- Samuel Dunn (disambiguation), several people including:
- Sam Dunn (born 1974), Canadian musician and film maker
- Sam Dunn (rugby league), rugby league player
- Samuel Orace Dunn (1877–1958), American transportation specialist
- Samuel Dunn (minister) (1798–1882), Free Church Methodist minister and religious journalist
- Samuel Dunn (mathematician) (died 1794), English mathematician
- Sarah Jayne Dunn, British actress
- Scott Dunn (disambiguation), several people, including:
- Scott Dunn (baseball) (born 1978), Major League Baseball pitcher
- Scott Dunn (tour operator), a luxury tour operator
- Scott Dunn (speedway rider) from Grasstrack
- Roger "Scott" Dunn, 1991 murder victim featured in Forensic Files
- Scott Dunn, serial killer in the TV series Castle
- Sheila Dunn, British actress
- Stephen Dunn (disambiguation), several people, including:
- Stephen Dunn, US poet
- Stephen Dunn (sound engineer) (1894–1980), American sound engineer, Academy Award winner
- Stephen Porter Dunn, US anthropologist
- Stephen Troyte Dunn, British botanist
- Steve Dunn (disambiguation), several people, including:
- Steve Dunn (baseball 1990s), US baseball player
- Steve Dunn (1880s first baseman), Canadian baseball player
- Steve Dunn (referee) (born 1957), English football referee
- Steven Dunn, alias of US wrestler Steve Doll
- Susan Dunn, US opera soprano
- Suzannah Dunn, historical fiction author
T
- Teala Dunn American actress and YouTuber
- Teddy Dunn (born 1980 as Edward Wilkes Dunn), Australian-born American stage, television and film actor
- Terry Dunn (born 1953), men's basketball coach at Dartmouth College
- Thelma Brumfield Dunn (1900–1992), medical researcher
- Thomas Dunn (disambiguation)
- Thomas Dunn (lieutenant-governor), Lieutenant-Governor of Lower Canada
- Thomas Dunn (musician) (born 1925), US musician
- Thomas B. Dunn (1853–1924), Congressman from NY
- Tim Dunn (born 1955), American businessman
- Todd Dunn (born 1970), American baseball player
- Trevor Dunn (born 1968), US jazz/rock composer and bassist
- Troy Dunn, US TV Personality
V
- Vince Dunn (born 1996), Canadian ice hockey player with NHL
W
- Warrick Dunn, US football player
- Wendell E. Dunn, Jr., US chemist and inventor
- William Dunn (disambiguation), several people, including:
- Sir William Dunn, 1st Baronet, of Lakenheath (1833–1912), banker and Liberal MP for Paisley
- Sir William Dunn, 1st Baronet, of Clitheroe (1856–1926), British Conservative politician
- Sir William Dunn Professor of Biochemistry, chair at the University of Cambridge (created 1914)
- William Dunn (bobsleigh) (born 1949), Canadian Olympic bobsledder
- William Dunn (footballer, born 1877) (1877–?), English footballer, played for Manchester United
- William Dunn (industrialist) (1770–1849), Scottish agriculturist, mechanic, and mill owner
- William Dunn (Medal of Honor) (1834–1902), American Civil War sailor
- William Dunn (Northern Mariana Island footballer), c. 2012
- William Dunn (physician) (c. 1550–1607), president of Royal College of Physicians, see Lumleian Lectures
- William Dunn (South Australian politician) (1841–1891)
- William Arthur Dunn (1875–1947), Methodist clergyman in South Australia
- William E. Dunn (born 1926), mayor of Murray, Utah
- William Ellsworth Dunn (1861–1925), city attorney of Los Angeles, California
- William M. Dunn (1814–1887), US Representative from Indiana
- William Thomas Dunn (1881–1962), American football player for Penn State
- William N. Dunn, American professor of international relations at University of Pittsburgh
- William R. Dunn (1916–1995), American World War II fighter pilot
- Willie Dunn (1942–2013), Canadian singer-songwriter, film director, and politician
- Willie Dunn Sr. (1821–1878), Scottish golfer
- 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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