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
General Labourer 257
Living On Own Means 256
General Servant Domestic 181
Scholar 170
Dress Maker 159
Cook Domestic 113
Domestic Servant 113
Farmer 110
Coal Miner Hewer 108
Cotton Weaver 88
Dock Labourer 77
Charwoman 73
Carpenter 65
Housemaid Domestic 63
School 62
Laundress Wash 56
Agricultural Labourer 55
Tailoress 52
Tailor 51
Dressmaker 47
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 46
Butcher 45
Servant Domestic 44
Coal Hewer 44
House Maid Domestic 42

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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