The surname Dunn has several different origins. In some cases it is an Anglicised form of
the Irish surname Ó Duinn, meaning "grandson of Donn"; the Gaelic Donn was originally a
byname, meaning "brown-haired" or "chieftain". An other origin of the surname Dunn is from
the Middle English dunn, meaning "dark-coloured"; this name originated as a nickname for one
with dark hair or skin. An other origin is from a habitative name, derived from Dun in
Angus, Scotland; this place name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic dùn, meaning "fort".
An other origin is from the Gaelic donn, meaning "brown".
People with this surname A
Aaron Dunn, Canadian pioneer Adam Dunn, U.S. baseball player
Alexander Roberts Dunn, Canadian soldier Amanda Dunn, Canadian broadcaster Billie Holiday
Anne Dunn, British artist, daughter of James Hamet Dunn
Aubrey Dunn, Sr, New Mexico Senator of 1964 B
Ben Dunn, U.S. comic book artist Bill Newton Dunn, British politician
Bob Dunn Bob Dunn, British politician
Bob Dunn, U.S. cartoonist
C Carola Dunn, British-U.S. crime writer
Charles Dunn, U.S. politician Christopher Dunn, British author
Clive Dunn, British actor D
Danny Dunn, fictive character of Raymond Abrashkin and Jay Williams
David Dunn, British football player Dick Dunn, Australian rugby league footballer
Dick Dunn, New Zealand boxing coach Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass player
Douglas Dunn, British poet E
Eddie Dunn, American college sports coach Eddie Dunn, New Zealand rugby union player
Edward John Dunn, Australian geologist Edward Wilkes Dunn, U.S. actor
Edwina Dunn, fictive character from EastEnders Emmett Reid Dunn, U.S. zoologist
F Fayette S. Dunn, Otis Elevator
Francis J. Dunn, U.S. politician Francis John Dunn, Auxiliary Bishop of Dubuque
Frank Dunn, former Nortel C.E.O. G
Gertrude Dunn, U.S. baseball player Geoffrey Edmond Dunn First mayor of Colwood,
British Columbia, Canada H
Harry "Cherries" Dunn, U.S. Irish Gangster, brother of John "Pudgy" Dunn
Harvey Dunn, U.S. artist Herbert O. Dunn, U.S. admiral
Holly Dunn, U.S. country music singer Hugh Alexander Dunn, Australian diplomat
I Ian Dunn, New Zealand rugby union player
Ian Dunn, fictive character in the radio sitcom Knocker
Ian Campbell Dunn, Scottish gay rights campaigner Iain Dunn, Chef.
J Jack Dunn
James Dunn James Dunn, U.S. actor
James Dunn, Professor of Divinity at the University of Durham
James Christopher "Jim" Dunn, baseball executive James Hamet Dunn, Canadian industrialist
Jamie Dunn, Australian comedian Jancee Dunn, U.S. journalist
Jason Dunn Jean Dunn, British Politician
Jennifer Dunn, U.S. politician Jody Dunn, British politician
John Dunn John Churchill Dunn, British radio personality
John "Pudgy" Dunn, U.S. Irish Gangster, brother of Harry "Cherries" Dunn
John Dunn, British political theorist John M. "Cockeye" Dunn, U.S. Irish Gangster
John Thomas Dunn, U.S. Irish Politician John Robert Dunn, South African pioneer
John Asher Dunn, U.S. linguist John W. Dunn, Scottish animator
John W. Dunn, U.S. architect
Jourdan Dunn, supermodel K
Katherine Dunn, U.S. writer Kevin Dunn, U.S. actor
L L. C. Dunn, U.S. developmental biologist
Lin Dunn U.S. basketball coach Linwood G. Dunn, U.S. pioneer of visual special
effects in motion pictures and inventor of related technology
Loren C. Dunn, a Mormon official Louis Dunn, South African engineer
Lydia Dunn, Baroness Dunn Hong Kong born Legislative Councillor, politician, banker, now resides
in the U.K. M
Margaret Dunn, Irish piper Mark Dunn, U.S. author and playwright
Mary Bickford Dunn, the Canadian actress Marie Prevost
Mary Josephine Dunn, the British writer Jo Beverley
Matthew Dunn, Australian swimmer Max Dunn, Irish-Australian poet
Michael Dunn, U.S. actor Michael G. Dunn, U.S. baseball player
Mother Dunn Francis A. "Mother" Dunn, U.S. football player
for the Canton Bulldogs Dr. William Thomas "Mother" Dunn, Penn State
All-American football player and physician
N Nathan Dunn, U.S. collector
Nell Dunn, British play-wright and novelist, daughter of Philip
Nora Dunn, U.S. actress O
Oscar Dunn, U.S. soldier and politician P
Patricia C. Dunn, former chairwoman of Hewlett Packard
Patrick Dunn Paul Dunn
Pete Dunn, American college baseball coach Peter Dunn, Australian soldier and emergency
services administrator Parker F. Dunn, U.S. World War I Medal of
Honor recipient R
Richard Dunn, British boxer Robert Dunn
Ronnie Dunn, half of the country music duo Brooks and Dunn
Ryan Dunn, member of CKY Crew and alumni of Jackass, Viva La Bam, and his own Homewrecker
S Scott Dunn, a Major League Baseball pitcher
Scott H Dunn, The Earl of Tipton, and Master Engineer
Sheila Dunn, British actress Samuel Dunn
Stephen Dunn Stephen Dunn, U.S. poet
Stephen Dunn Stephen Porter Dunn, U.S. anthropologist
Stephen Troyte Dunn, British botanist
Steve Dunn Steve Dunn, U.S. baseball player
Steve Dunn, Canadian baseball player Steve Dunn, English football referee
Steven Dunn, an alias of U. S. wrestler Steve Doll
Susan Dunn, U.S. opera soprano Sarah Jayne Dunn, British actress
T Teddy Dunn, U.S. actor
Terry Dunn, men's basketball coach at Dartmouth College
Thomas Dunn, Lieutenant-Governor of Lower Canada
Thomas Dunn, U.S. musician Thomas B. Dunn, Congressman from NY
Tim Dunn, American businessman Todd Dunn, baseball player
Trevor Dunn, U.S. musician Troy Dunn, U.S. TV Personality
W Warrick Dunn, U.S. football player
Wendell E. Dunn, Jr., U.S. chemist and inventor William Dunn
Willie Dunn, Canadian film director, musician, playwright and politician
Winfield Dunn, governor of Tennessee References