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'.
Discover how your Dunn ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 25 |
| Buckinghamshire | 39 |
| Berkshire | 86 |
| Cambridgeshire | 84 |
| Channel Islands | 42 |
| Cheshire | 435 |
| Cornwall | 382 |
| Cumberland | 117 |
| Derbyshire | 192 |
| Devon | 845 |
| Dorset | 221 |
| Durham | 2,092 |
| Essex | 156 |
| Gloucestershire | 475 |
| Hampshire | 218 |
| Herefordshire | 34 |
| Hertfordshire | 61 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 9 |
| Isle of Man | 17 |
| Kent | 497 |
| Lancashire | 2,792 |
| Leicestershire | 82 |
| Lincolnshire | 181 |
| London | 2,640 |
| Middlesex | 197 |
| Northumberland | 1,393 |
| Norfolk | 225 |
| Northamptonshire | 114 |
| Nottinghamshire | 229 |
| Oxfordshire | 90 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 9 |
| Shropshire | 234 |
| Suffolk | 141 |
| Somerset | 329 |
| Surrey | 204 |
| Sussex | 201 |
| Staffordshire | 1,296 |
| Warwickshire | 680 |
| Westmorland | 19 |
| Wiltshire | 136 |
| Worcestershire | 624 |
| Yorkshire | 2,198 |
| Anglesey | 3 |
| Brecknockshire | 18 |
| Cardiganshire | 16 |
| Carnarvonshire | 14 |
| Carmarthenshire | 60 |
| Denbighshire | 7 |
| Flintshire | 18 |
| Glamorgan | 242 |
| Merionethshire | 1 |
| Montgomeryshire | 3 |
| Monmouthshire | 151 |
| Pembrokeshire | 39 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 4,062 |
| Coal Miner | 299 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 288 |
| General Labourer | 234 |
| Labourer | 221 |
| Domestic Servant | 205 |
| General Servant | 195 |
| Dress Maker | 193 |
| Laundress | 104 |
| General Servant Domestic | 95 |
| Annuitant | 93 |
| House Keeper | 80 |
| Farm Labourer | 74 |
| Charwoman | 70 |
| Tailor | 70 |
| Servant | 69 |
| Carpenter | 63 |
| Shoe Maker | 56 |
| Cotton Weaver | 54 |
| No Occupation | 50 |
| Farm Servant Indoor | 50 |
| Dock Labourer | 45 |
| Blacksmith | 43 |
| Hawker | 42 |
| School | 42 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Mary Dunn | 11,030 |
| John Dunn | 9,907 |
| William Dunn | 9,170 |
| Elizabeth Dunn | 6,423 |
| Thomas Dunn | 5,822 |
| James Dunn | 5,120 |
| George Dunn | 4,510 |
| Sarah Dunn | 4,189 |
| Ann Dunn | 3,570 |
| Jane Dunn | 3,275 |
| Margaret Dunn | 2,870 |
| Joseph Dunn | 2,468 |
| Robert Dunn | 2,427 |
| Henry Dunn | 2,390 |
| Charles Dunn | 2,290 |
| Ellen Dunn | 2,037 |
| Annie Dunn | 2,008 |
| Eliza Dunn | 1,916 |
| Alice Dunn | 1,743 |
| Edward Dunn | 1,733 |
| Richard Dunn | 1,637 |
| Hannah Dunn | 1,566 |
| Catherine Dunn | 1,482 |
| Emma Dunn | 1,328 |
| Frederick Dunn | 1,235 |
| 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 |
The surname Dunn is the most popular version of all its varients