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There are approximately 2,880 people named Dunstan in the UK. That makes it the 3,368th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 46 are named Dunstan.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

Anglo-Saxon


Related and similar surnames

Dunston
Dunst
Dunstane
Dunstain
Dunstans
Dunstani
Dunstand
Dunstanl
Dunsta
Dunstance
Dunstains
Dunestan
Dunstad
Dunstaf
Dunstal
Dunstadt
Dunstade
Dunstaff
Dunstace
Dunstale
Dunstall
Denstan

The Dunstan surname in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Sax.) From Dun, a hill, and stan, a stone--the stone-hill, or the strong, enduring dun or fortress.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

DUNSTONE. DUNSTAN. IMore probably from one of the places so called in cos. Lincoln, Norfolk, Northumberland, and Stafford, than from the \vell-knowu A-Sax. personal name.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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