Dunn (surname)

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Dunn
Origin
MeaningMiddle English word meaning "dark", Anglicised form of the Irish surname Ó Duinn, or an inhabitant of Dun, Angus
Region of originEngland, 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. 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]

Notable people with the surname include[]

A[]

  • Adam Dunn (born 1979), American baseball player
  • Alan Dunn (born 1961), American baseball player
  • Alan Dunn (cartoonist) (1900–1974), American cartoonist
  • Albert Dunn (1864–1937), British politician
  • Albert T. Dunn (1842–1916), Canadian politician
  • Alby Dunn (1941–2009), Australian rules footballer
  • Alexander Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Alexandra Dunn (born 1967), American lawyer
  • Anderson Dunn (born 1944), British police officer
  • Andrew Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Andy Dunn (born 1979), American entrepreneur
  • Anita Dunn (born 1958), American political strategist
  • Anne Dunn (born 1929), British artist
  • Antony Dunn (born 1973), English poet
  • April Dunn (1986–2020), American activist
  • Archibald Dunn (1876–1943), Scottish footballer
  • Archibald Matthias Dunn (1832–1917), English architect
  • Arlene Dunn, Canadian politician
  • Arthur Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Aubert C. Dunn (1896–1987), American attorney
  • Aubrey Dunn Sr. (1928–2012), American politician
  • Aubrey Dunn Jr., American politician
  • Aura K. Dunn, American politician

B[]

  • Barrie Dunn (born 1952), Canadian actor
  • Barry Dunn (born 1952), English footballer
  • Beau Dunn (born 1987), American visual artist
  • Ben Dunn (born 1964), American comic book artist
  • Bernard J. Dunn (1924–2009), American entrepreneur
  • Bernie Dunn (1944–2018), Australian politician
  • Betsy Dunn, American politician
  • Beverley Dunn, Australian actress
  • Beverley Dunn (set decorator), Australian set decorator
  • Bill Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Billy Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Blanche Dunn (1911–??), American socialite
  • Bob Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Bobby Dunn (1890–1937), American actor
  • Boyd Dunn, German-American politician
  • Brandon Dunn (born 1992), American football player
  • Brian Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Bud Dunn (1918–2001), American horse trainer

C[]

  • Cameron Dunn (born 1984), American soccer player
  • Carola Dunn (born 1946), British-American writer
  • Carolyn Dunn (born 1960), Canadian actress
  • Cary Dunn (1732–??), American silversmith
  • Casey Dunn (born 1976), American baseball coach
  • Casey Dunn (American football) (born 1994), American football player
  • Catherine Dunn, multiple people
  • Cathy Dunn (born 1949), American politician
  • Charles Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Cheryl Dunn, American filmmaker
  • Christopher Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Cindy Dunn, American politician
  • Clair Dunn (1915–1996), American football coach
  • Clare Dunn (born 1987), American musician
  • Cletus Dunn (born 1948), Canadian politician
  • Clive Dunn (1920–2012), British actor
  • Colton Dunn (born 1977), American comedian
  • Conrad Dunn, American actor
  • Coye Dunn (1916–2000), American football player
  • Crawford Dunn (1918–1980), American designer
  • Crystal Dunn (born 1992), American soccer player

D[]

  • Daisy Dunn (born 1987), English author
  • Damon Dunn (born 1976), American politician
  • Dan Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Dave Dunn (born 1948), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Dave Dunn (American football) (born 1965), American football coach
  • David Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Debbie Dunn (born 1978), American sprinter
  • Declan Dunn (born 2000), English footballer
  • Derek Dunn (born 1995), American dancer
  • Desmond Robert Dunn (1929–2003), Australian author
  • Donald Dunn (1941–2012), American guitarist
  • Donald G. Dunn (1923–2021), American soldier
  • Dorothy Dunn (1903–1992), American art instructor
  • Douglas Dunn (born 1942), British poet
  • Douglas Dunn (choreographer) (born 1942), American choreographer
  • Dwayne Dunn (born 1973/1974), Australian jockey

E[]

  • Eddie Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Edward Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Edwina Dunn (born 1958), English entrepreneur
  • Elaine Dunn (born 1933/1934), American singer
  • Elizabeth Dunn (born 1978), Canadian psychologist
  • Emily Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Emma Dunn (1875–1966), English actress
  • Emmett Reid Dunn (1894–1956), American zoologist
  • Eric Dunn (1927–2008), British air force officer
  • Eric Dunn (cricketer) (1929–2015), New Zealand cricketer
  • Everett Dunn (1892–1980), American engineer

F[]

  • Fayette S. Dunn (1903–1979), American corporate executive
  • Floyd Dunn (1924–2015), American electrical engineer
  • Francis Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Frank Dunn, Canadian corporate executive
  • Frank K. Dunn (1854–1940), American jurist
  • Fred Dunn, Australian rules footballer
  • Frederic Stanley Dunn (1872–1937), American scholar
  • Frederick Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people

G[]

H[]

  • Halbert L. Dunn (1896–1975), American social figure
  • Hannah Dunn (born 1991), Australian rules footballer
  • Harry Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Harvey Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Hedley Allen Dunn (1865–1942), Australian architect
  • Henry Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Herbert Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Hester Dunn (born 1940), Northern Irish activist
  • Holly Dunn (1957–2016), American singer
  • Howard H. Dunn (1867–1942), American politician
  • Hubert Dunn (1933–2020), Northern Irish judge
  • Hugh Alexander Dunn (1923–2005), Australian diplomat
  • Hughie Dunn (1875–??), Scottish footballer

I[]

  • Iain Dunn (born 1970), English footballer
  • Ian Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Irina Dunn (born 1948), Australian writer
  • Isaiah Dunn (born 1999), American football player

J[]

  • Jack Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jacob Piatt Dunn (1855–1924), American historian
  • Jacqui Dunn (born 1984), Australian artistic gymnast
  • Jake Dunn (1909–1984), American baseball player
  • J. Allan Dunn (1872–1941), American writer
  • Jan Dunn (born 1963), British filmmaker
  • Jarryd Dunn (born 1992), English sprinter
  • J. C. Dunn (1871–1955), British medical officer
  • Jeffrey Dunn (born 1961), British guitarist
  • Jeffrey D. Dunn, American broadcast executive
  • Jeremy Dunn (born 1979), American actor
  • Jerry Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • James Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jamie Dunn (born 1950), Australian comedian
  • Jancee Dunn (born 1966), American journalist
  • Jason Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jean Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jennifer Dunn (1941–2007), American politician
  • Jim Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Joe Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • John Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Jonathon Dunn (born 1989), Vanuatuan cricketer
  • Josephine Dunn (1906–1983), American actress
  • Jourdan Dunn (born 1990), British model
  • JT Dunn (born 1989), American professional wrestler
  • Judith Dunn (born 1939), British psychologist
  • Julian Dunn (born 2000), Canadian soccer player
  • Justin Dunn (born 1995), American baseball player

K[]

  • Kan Cheong Dunn (1925–2014), Taiwanese ambassador
  • Kasey Dunn (born 1969), American football coach
  • Katherine Dunn (1945–2016), American writer
  • Kathleen Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Katie Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Katrina Dunn, Canadian actress
  • K. D. Dunn (born 1963), American football player
  • Keith Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Ken Dunn (1912–1976), Australian politician
  • Kevin Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Kris Dunn (born 1994), American basketball player
  • Kyle Bobby Dunn (born 1986), Canadian composer

L[]

  • LaceDarius Dunn (born 1987), American basketball player
  • Lady Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Larry Dunn (born 1953), American keyboardist
  • Laura Dunn (rower) (born 1987), Australian rower
  • L. C. Dunn (1893–1974), American biologist
  • Les Dunn (1915–2009), Australian rules footballer
  • Liam Dunn (1916–1976), American actor
  • Lin Dunn (born 1947), American basketball coach
  • Linwood G. Dunn (1904–1998), American visual artist
  • Lloyd Dunn (born 1957), American musician
  • Lorraine Dunn (1942–2003), Panamanian track and field athlete
  • Loren C. Dunn (1930–2001), American religious official
  • Louis Dunn (1908–1979), South African engineer
  • Lucinda Dunn (born 1973), Australian ballerina
  • Lucy Dunn, American attorney
  • Lydia Dunn (born 1940), Hong Kong businesswoman

M[]

  • Mabel B. Dunn (1880–1968), American clubwoman
  • Marc Dunn (born 1978), American football player
  • Margaret Dunn, Irish bagpiper
  • Maria Dunn (born 1986), Guamanian wrestler
  • Maria Dunn (musician), Canadian musician
  • Martin Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Mark Dunn (born 1956), American author
  • Martyn Dunn (born 1992), Australian wheelchair tennis player
  • Mary Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Matthew Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Matthias Dunn (??–1869), English engineer
  • Max Dunn (1895–1963), Australian editor
  • Megan Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Michael Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Mick Dunn (1897–1966), Australian rules footballer
  • Mignon Dunn (born 1928), American voice teacher
  • Mitchell Dunn (born 1997), Australian rugby league footballer
  • Moira Dunn (born 1971), American golfer
  • Moncena Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Mother Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people

N[]

  • Nat Dunn, Australian singer-songwriter
  • Natalie Dunn (born 1956), American roller skater
  • Nate Dunn (1896–1983), American painter
  • Nathan Dunn (1782–1844), American businessman
  • Neal Dunn (born 1953), American politician
  • Nell Dunn (born 1936), British playwright
  • Nora Dunn (born 1952), American actress
  • Norm Dunn (1896–1973), Australian rules footballer
  • Norman Alexander Dunn (born 1967), Jamaican politician

O[]

  • Oscar Dunn (1826–1871), American politician
  • Olive Jean Dunn (1915–2008), American mathematical statistician

P[]

R[]

  • Rachel Dunn (born 1982), English netball player
  • Ralph Dunn (1900–1968), American actor
  • Ralph A. Dunn (1914–2004), American politician
  • Randall Dunn, American record producer
  • Randy Dunn, American academic administrator
  • Randy D. Dunn (born 1982), American politician
  • Ransom Dunn (1818–1900), American minister
  • Ray Dunn (1910–1971), Australian sports administrator
  • Reagan Dunn (born 1970/1971), American politician
  • Red Dunn (1901–1957), American football player
  • Reece Dunn (born 1995), British Paralympic swimmer
  • Reggie Dunn (born 1989), American football player
  • Richard Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Richie Dunn (born 1957), American ice hockey player
  • Rick Dunn (born 1976), British rower
  • Robbie Dunn (born 1960), Australian footballer
  • Robbie Dunn (musician) (born 1951), Irish singer-songwriter
  • Robert Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Robyne Dunn (born 1963), Australian singer
  • Roma Dunn (born 1943), Australian lawn bowler
  • Ronald Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Rose Dunn (1878–1955), American social figure
  • Ross E. Dunn (born 1941), American historian
  • Roy Dunn (1910–2000), American wrestler
  • Ryan Dunn (1977–2011), American stunt performer
  • Ryley Dunn (born 1985), Australian footballer

S[]

  • Samantha Dunn (born 1964), Australian politician
  • Samuel Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sarah Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Scott Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sebastian Dunn, British actor
  • Seymour Dunn (1882–1959), Scottish golfer
  • Sharon Dunn, Canadian writer
  • Sheila Dunn (1940–2004), British actress
  • Simon Dunn (born 1987), Australian bobsledder
  • Spencer Dunn, New Zealand rugby league footballer
  • Spencer Dunn (snooker player) (born 1969), English snooker player
  • Stephen Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Steve Dunn (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Susan Dunn (born 1954), American soprano
  • Suzannah Dunn (born 1963), English writer

T[]

V[]

  • Velma Dunn (1918–2007), American diver
  • Victoria Dunn (born 1977), British judoka
  • Vince Dunn (born 1996), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Vincent Dunn (born 1935), American firefighter
  • Vinny Dunn (born 1980), New Zealand professional wrestler
  • Viv Dunn (1895–??), Australian rugby union footballer
  • Vivian Dunn (1908–1995), British conductor

W[]

X[]

Z[]

Fictional characters[]

  • Dan Dunn, titular secret agent from the 1930s series
  • Danny Dunn, a character in the many book series

See also[]

  • Donne (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Donne
  • Dunne (surname), people with the surname "Dunne"
  • Governor Dunn (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Governors surnamed "Dunn"
  • Justice Dunn (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Justices surnamed "Dunn"
  • Senator Dunn (disambiguation), a disambiguation page for Senators surnamed "Dunn"

References[]

  1. ^ 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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