Dunn (surname)
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Meaning | Fort, black or dark coloured, or an inhabitance 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, U.S. baseball player
- Alexander Roberts Dunn, Canadian soldier
- Anne Dunn, British artist, daughter of James Hamet Dunn
- Aubrey Dunn, Sr, New Mexico Senator of 1964
B
- Ben Dunn, U.S. comic book artist
- Bill Newton Dunn, British politician
- Brandon Dunn, American football player
- Bob Dunn (disambiguation)
- Bob Dunn (politician), British politician
- Bob Dunn (cartoonist), U.S. cartoonist
- Bud Dunn, American horse trainer
C
- Carola Dunn, British-U.S. crime writer
- Casey Dunn (American football), American football player
- Charles Dunn, U.S. politician
- Christopher Dunn (author), British author
- Clive Dunn, British actor
- 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 (rugby league) (1920–2006), Australian rugby league footballer
- Dick Dunn (boxer) (1908–2001), New Zealand boxing coach
- Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass player
- Douglas Dunn, British poet
E
- Eddie Dunn, American college sports coach
- Eddie Dunn (rugby union) (born 1955), New Zealand rugby union player
- Edward John Dunn, Australian geologist
- Edward Wilkes Dunn, U.S. actor
- Edwina Dunn, fictive character from EastEnders
- Emmett Reid Dunn (1894–1956), U.S. zoologist
F
- Fayette S. Dunn (1903–1979), Otis Elevator
- Francis J. Dunn, U.S. 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 (1964–current), American architect
- Geoff Dunn, drummer
- Gertrude Dunn (1932–2004), American baseball player
H
- Harry "Cherries" Dunn, U.S. Irish gangster, brother of John "Pudgy" Dunn
- Harvey Dunn, U.S. artist
- Hedley Allen Dunn (1865–1942), South Australian architect
- Herbert O. Dunn, U.S. admiral
- Holly Dunn, U.S. country music singer
- Hugh Alexander Dunn, Australian diplomat
I
- Ian Dunn (born 1960), New Zealand rugby union player
- Ian Dunn, a character in the radio sitcom Knocker
J
- Jack Dunn (disambiguation)
- James Dunn (disambiguation)
- James Dunn (actor), U.S. actor
- James Dunn (theologian), Professor of Divinity at the University of Durham
- James Christopher "Jim" Dunn, baseball executive
- James Hamet Dunn, Canadian industrialist
- Jamie Dunn, Australian comedian
- Jancee Dunn, U.S. journalist
- Jason Dunn (disambiguation)
- Jean Dunn (disambiguation)
- Jean Dunn (diplomat), Australian diplomat
- Jean Dunn (cyclist), British track cyclist
- Jennifer Dunn (politician), U.S. politician
- Jody Dunn, British politician
- John Dunn (disambiguation)
- John Churchill Dunn, British radio personality
- John "Pudgy" Dunn, U.S. Irish Gangster, brother of Harry "Cherries" Dunn
- John Dunn, British political theorist
- John M. "Cockeye" Dunn, U.S. Irish Gangster
- John Thomas Dunn, U.S. Irish Politician
- John Robert Dunn (1834–1895), South African pioneer
- John Asher Dunn, U.S. linguist
- John W. Dunn (animator), Scottish animator
- John W. Dunn (architect), U.S. architect
- Jourdan Dunn, supermodel
K
- Katherine Dunn (1945–2016), American writer
- Kevin Dunn (born 1956), American actor
- Kris Dunn (born 1994), American basketball player
L
- L. C. Dunn (1893-1974), U.S. developmental biologist
- Lin Dunn (b. 1947) U.S. basketball coach
- Linwood G. Dunn (1904-1998), U.S. pioneer of visual special effects in motion pictures and inventor of related technology
- Loren C. Dunn (1930-2001), a Mormon official
- Louis Dunn (1908-1979), South African engineer
- Lydia Dunn, Baroness Dunn (b. 1940) Hong Kong born Legislative Councillor, politician, banker, now resides in the U.K.
M
- Margaret Dunn, Irish piper
- Mark Dunn, U.S. 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 (actor), U.S. actor
- Michael G. Dunn, U.S. baseball player
- Mother Dunn (disambiguation)
- Francis A. "Mother" Dunn, U.S. football player for the Canton Bulldogs
- Dr. William Thomas "Mother" Dunn, Penn State All-American football player and physician
N
- Nathan Dunn, U.S. collector
- Nell Dunn, British play-wright and novelist, daughter of Philip
- Nora Dunn, U.S. actress
O
- Oscar Dunn, U.S. soldier and politician
P
- Parker F. Dunn, U.S. World War I Medal of Honor recipient
- Patricia C. Dunn, former chairwoman of Hewlett Packard
- Patrick Dunn (disambiguation)
- Patrick Dunn (RAF officer) (1912–2004), British officer
- Patrick Dunn (bishop) (born 1950), Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand
- Paul Dunn (disambiguation)
- Paul Dunn (rugby league) (born 1963), Australian rugby league footballer
- Paul Dunn (American football) (born 1960), American football coach
- Pete Dunn, American college baseball coach
- Peter Dunn (disambiguation)
- Peter Dunn (Australian politician) (born 1935), South Australian politician
- Peter Dunn (author) (born 1977), American financial author and radio host
- Peter Dunn (engineer) (1927–2014), British engineer
- Peter Dunn (general) (born 1947), Australian general and ACT Emergency Services Commissioner
- Peter Dunne (born 1954), New Zealand politician
R
- Ralph Dunn (1900-1968), American actor
- Ralph A. Dunn (1914-2004), American politician
- Richard Dunn, British boxer
- Robert Dunn (disambiguation)
- Ronnie Dunn, half of the country music duo Brooks and Dunn
- Ryan Dunn (1977–2011), (A.K.A. Random Hero) member of CKY Crew and alumni of Jackass, Viva La Bam, and his own Homewrecker
S
- Samuel Dunn (disambiguation)
- Sarah Jayne Dunn, British actress
- Scott Dunn (disambiguation)
- Sheila Dunn, British actress
- Stephen Dunn (disambiguation)
- Stephen Dunn, U.S. poet
- Stephen Dunn (sound engineer)
- Stephen Porter Dunn, U.S. anthropologist
- Stephen Troyte Dunn, British botanist
- Steve Dunn (disambiguation)
- Steve Dunn (baseball 1990s), U.S. baseball player
- Steve Dunn (1880s first baseman), Canadian baseball player
- Steve Dunn (referee) (born 1957), English football referee
- Steven Dunn, an alias of U. S. wrestler Steve Doll
- Susan Dunn, U.S. opera soprano
- Suzannah Dunn, historical fiction author
T
- Teddy Dunn, U.S. actor
- Terry Dunn, men's basketball coach at Dartmouth College
- Thomas Dunn (lieutenant-governor), Lieutenant-Governor of Lower Canada
- Thomas Dunn (musician) (born 1925), U.S. musician
- Thomas B. Dunn (1853–1924), Congressman from NY
- Tim Dunn, American businessman
- Todd Dunn, baseball player
- Trevor Dunn, U.S. musician
- Troy Dunn, U.S. TV Personality
W
- Warrick Dunn, U.S. football player
- Wendell E. Dunn, Jr., U.S. chemist and inventor
- William Dunn (disambiguation)
- Willie Dunn (1942–2013), Canadian film director, musician, playwright and politician
- 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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