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 | 39 |
| Buckinghamshire | 51 |
| Berkshire | 144 |
| Cambridgeshire | 104 |
| Channel Islands | 35 |
| Cheshire | 493 |
| Cornwall | 462 |
| Cumberland | 125 |
| Derbyshire | 264 |
| Devon | 829 |
| Dorset | 191 |
| Durham | 2,732 |
| Essex | 649 |
| Gloucestershire | 528 |
| Hampshire | 320 |
| Herefordshire | 43 |
| Hertfordshire | 127 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 20 |
| Isle of Man | 19 |
| Kent | 584 |
| Lancashire | 3,730 |
| Leicestershire | 144 |
| Lincolnshire | 236 |
| London | 2,939 |
| Middlesex | 601 |
| Northumberland | 1,872 |
| Norfolk | 181 |
| Northamptonshire | 64 |
| Nottinghamshire | 353 |
| Oxfordshire | 107 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 20 |
| Shropshire | 187 |
| Suffolk | 117 |
| Somerset | 318 |
| Surrey | 388 |
| Sussex | 207 |
| Staffordshire | 1,934 |
| Warwickshire | 717 |
| Westmorland | 12 |
| Wiltshire | 192 |
| Worcestershire | 978 |
| Yorkshire | 3,034 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 27 |
| Cardiganshire | 7 |
| Carnarvonshire | 24 |
| Carmarthenshire | 32 |
| Denbighshire | 23 |
| Flintshire | 59 |
| Glamorgan | 541 |
| Merionethshire | 2 |
| Montgomeryshire | 3 |
| Monmouthshire | 280 |
| Pembrokeshire | 35 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| 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 |
| 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