Dunn Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Dunn Name Meaning: From the Gaelic word "O-Duinn", meaning "dark-coloured".

Celtic origin, derived from the Gaelic word \"O-Duinn\", which means 'dark-coloured'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dunn Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dunn family

Profession Census Frequency
School 2,667
Labourer 213
Coal Miner Hewer 209
Private Means 181
General Labourer 175
General Servant (domestic) 141
Farm Labourer 121
Farmer 120
Dressmaker 113
Domestic Servant 110
None 106
Clerk 93
At School 89
Housekeeper 82
At Home 81
Scholar 75
House Keeper 71
Shop Assistant 70
General Servant Domestic 68
Dock Labourer 65
Charwoman 61
House Painter 60
Butcher 54
Carter 48
Laundress 48

Dunn Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dunn 100% 146,879
2 Dann 75% 17,690
3 Done 50% 8,754
4 Dunne 80% 6,121
5 Denne 60% 3,224
6 Donne 60% 2,234
7 Dun 75% 2,067
8 Denn 75% 1,645
9 Dinan 60% 1,010
10 Dinon 60% 963
11 Dineen 50% 808
12 Donn 75% 668
13 Dinn 75% 630
14 Dunean 67% 347
15 Dennie 50% 312
16 Doonan 50% 258
17 Danne 60% 203
18 Duinn 80% 148
19 Donan 60% 133
20 Dinnie 50% 112
21 Dinne 60% 105

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The surname Dunn is the most popular version of all its varients

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