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 | 24 |
| Buckinghamshire | 54 |
| Berkshire | 119 |
| Cambridgeshire | 103 |
| Channel Islands | 21 |
| Cheshire | 584 |
| Cornwall | 435 |
| Cumberland | 175 |
| Derbyshire | 207 |
| Devon | 772 |
| Dorset | 197 |
| Durham | 2,383 |
| Essex | 419 |
| Gloucestershire | 511 |
| Hampshire | 233 |
| Herefordshire | 33 |
| Hertfordshire | 96 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 8 |
| Isle of Man | 12 |
| Kent | 527 |
| Lancashire | 3,408 |
| Leicestershire | 157 |
| Lincolnshire | 220 |
| London | 2,812 |
| Middlesex | 425 |
| Northumberland | 1,777 |
| Norfolk | 210 |
| Northamptonshire | 59 |
| Nottinghamshire | 301 |
| Oxfordshire | 99 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 8 |
| Shropshire | 198 |
| Suffolk | 113 |
| Somerset | 267 |
| Surrey | 284 |
| Sussex | 195 |
| Staffordshire | 1,644 |
| Warwickshire | 674 |
| Westmorland | 22 |
| Wiltshire | 179 |
| Worcestershire | 907 |
| Yorkshire | 2,768 |
| Anglesey | 2 |
| Brecknockshire | 20 |
| Cardiganshire | 4 |
| Carnarvonshire | 18 |
| Carmarthenshire | 43 |
| Denbighshire | 27 |
| Flintshire | 5 |
| Glamorgan | 423 |
| Merionethshire | 3 |
| Montgomeryshire | 5 |
| Monmouthshire | 216 |
| Pembrokeshire | 32 |
| Radnorshire | 1 |
| 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 |
| 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