See also: dunn, dúnn, and dünn

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duinn (descendant of Donn), a byname from donn (brown, brown-haired).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Dunn (countable and uncountable, plural Dunns)

  1. A surname from Irish.
  2. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A ghost town in Benton County, Indiana.
    2. An unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri.
    3. A city in Harnett County, North Carolina.
    4. An unincorporated community in Scurry County, Texas.
    5. A town in Dane County, Wisconsin.
    6. A town in Dunn County, Wisconsin.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Dunn is the 197th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 141427 individuals. Dunn is most common among White (80.08%) and Black/African American (14.39%) individuals.

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Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From Middle High German done, from Old High German dona, from a Proto-Germanic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ten- (to stretch). Cognate with German Dohne, related to Latin tenus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Dunn f (plural Dunnen, diminutive Dinnchen)

  1. beam (of wood)
  2. bowler hat

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