Dallas (name)
Dallas is a surname of Scottish and English origin. When of Scottish origin the name is a habitational name, derived from Dallas near Forres. This place-name is likely derived from the British dol "meadow" + gwas "dwelling" (compare Gaelic dail + fas). This name also appears in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland. When of English origin the name is a habitational name, derived from the Old English dæl, or Old Norse dalr "valley" + hus "house". An example of such a derivation is Dalehouse in North Yorkshire. The name can also be a topographic name, derived in the same fashion.[1]
Dallas is also used as a given name. The surname, when of Scottish origin, is considered by some to be a sept of Clan Mackintosh.
People with the surname Dallas
- Alexander Grant Dallas, son-in-law of Governor James Douglas of the Colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia, and senior official in that region for the company, and in Manitoba
- Alexander J. Dallas (statesman), father of George Mifflin Dallas and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under president James Madison
- Alexander J. Dallas (U.S. Navy officer), brother of George Mifflin Dallas and U.S. Navy officer during the War of 1812 and Seminole Wars
- E. S. Dallas, a Victorian-era journalist for The Times in London and Paris
- George Mifflin Dallas, 11th Vice President of the United States of America, from 1845 to 1849
- Hugh Dallas, former Scottish football (soccer) referee
- Ian Dallas, Scottish author and former playwright for the BBC, now notable Muslim scholar
- John Dallas (rugby player) (1878-1942), Scottish international rugby union player and referee
- Matt Dallas, American actor
- Sandra Dallas, American author
People with the given name Dallas
- Dallas, a former persona of professional wrestler Lance Hoyt
- Dallas Austin, American songwriter, producer and instrumentalist
- Dallas Braden, professional American Baseball player
- Dallas Campbell, British television presenter
- Dallas Clark, professional American Football player
- Dallas Comegys, former professional basketball player
- Dallas Cook, ska trombonist
- Dallas Drake, pro ice hockey player
- Dallas Frazier, country musician and songwriter
- Dallas Green, former pro baseball player, manager and executive
- Dallas Green (musician), guitarist/singer/pianist of Alexisonfire and City and Colour
- Bryce Dallas Howard, actress
- Dallas Johnson, Australian rugby league player.
- Dallas Long, Olympic champion shotputter
- Dallas Lovato, sister of singer/songwriter Demi Lovato
- Dallas Moir, Scottish cricketer
- Dallas Reynolds, American football player
- Dallas Smith, former pro ice hockey player
- Dallas Smith (singer), singer for the Canadian band Default
- Dallas Soonias, Canadian volleyball player
- Dallas Taylor (drummer), an American session drummer
- Dallas Taylor (vocalist), vocalist for the band Maylene and the Sons of Disaster
Fictional people with the given name Dallas
- Korben Dallas, ex-soldier and unlikely hero cab-driver played by Bruce Willis in the movie The Fifth Element, set in the 23rd century
- Stella Dallas, title character of a 1923 novel and numerous subsequent theatrical, radio, and film versions
- Steve Dallas, a character in the American comic strips of Berke Breathed, most famously "Bloom County"
- Dallas, a character in the 1979 film Alien, played by Tom Skeritt, captain of the starship Nostromo
- Dallas Winston, a character in S.E. Hinton's novel "The Outsiders"
- Eve Dallas, the lead character in J.D. Robb's In Death series of mysteries.
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