Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
DUNN
There are approximately 47,959 people named Dunn in the UK. That makes it the 167th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 759 are named Dunn.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Nickname
Related and similar surnames
DunneDun
Donn
Denn
Don
Den
Down
Doone
Deunn
Dounn
Dewn
Dounne
D'Unn
Doun
Deun
Dewnn
Deuhn
D'Un
Deune
Doonne
Doenne
Dougn
Deuhne
Doune
Douhne
Dounns
Dounno
D'Une
The Dunn surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
Gaelic, Dun, a heap, hill, mount; a fortress, a castle, fastness, a tower. Dunn, Saxon, brown, of a dark color, swarthy.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
DUNN. Dun, Dunne, Dunna, were A-Sax. personal names, and Done, Donne, &c. are in Domesd. Kemble considers them " adjectives relating to the dark
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.