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