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
Scholar 2,250
Agricultural Labourer 384
Labourer 222
House Servant 195
Coal Miner 132
Dress Maker 122
Servant 114
House Keeper 92
Tailor 83
Laundress 83
General Servant 81
Shoe Maker 75
Carter 71
Domestic Servant 51
House Maid 50
Cotton Weaver 43
Blacksmith 42
Cook 41
Nurse 41
Wife Of Above 35
Carpenter 34
Wife 34
Charwoman 32
Porter 32
Chain Maker 32

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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