Duncan (surname)

Duncan is a surname. For the etymology of the surname Duncan this web page cites: Dictionary of American Family Names. Another opinion is that the Gaelic Donnchadh is composed of the elements donn, meaning "brown"; and chadh, meaning "chief" or "noble".^[1] In some cases when the surname originates in (Sligo) Ireland it is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Ó Duinnchinn, meaning "descendant of Donncheann". The Gaelic Donncheann is a byname composed of the elements donn, meaing "brown-haired man" or "chieftain"; and ceann, meaning "head".^[2] The surname Duncan is represented in Scottish Gaelic as MacDhonnchaidh.

Military

• Adam Duncan, British admiral
• Donald B. Duncan (1896-1975), American vice-admiral
• Henry Duncan, British naval officer

Sports

• Alex Duncan (1900-?), former Australian rules footballer with Carlton (1921-1924, 1926-1930)
• Andy Duncan (basketball) (1922-?), American basketball player
• Chris Duncan, American baseball player
• Dave Duncan (baseball), Major League Baseball player and pitching coach - father of Chris Duncan and Shelley Duncan
• Darryl Duncan, Australian rugby league footballer
• Ian Duncan (born 1961), Kenyan rally driver
• John Duncan (footballer) (born 1949), Scottish footballer who notably played for Dundee and Tottenham Hotspur
• Johnny Duncan (footballer), Scottish international footballer and manager, who was most notably with Leicester City
• Mariano Duncan, Dominican baseball player
• Ross Duncan (born 1944), Australian cricketer
• Scott Duncan, former association football player and manager
• Shelley Duncan, American baseball player
• Tim Duncan (born 1976), American basketball player

Acting

• Carmen Duncan (born 1942), Australian actress
• Lindsay Duncan (born 1950), British actress
• Sandy Duncan (born 1946), American actress

Politics

• Alan Duncan (born 1957), British politician
• Charles William Duncan, Jr., former U.S. Secretary of Energy
• Peter Duncan (politician), Scottish conservative
• Peter Duncan (Australian politician), Labor representative in South Australian and federal parliaments
• William A. Duncan, U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
• Mike Duncan, Former chairman of the Republican National Committee in the United States

Music

• Lesley Duncan, English singer and songwriter
• Trevor Duncan, English composer
• Tim A. Duncan, English composer

Other fields

• Alasdair Duncan, Australian writer
• Dan Duncan (1933-2010), American businessman
• Dave Duncan (writer), Canadian writer
• David Duncan, government witness in Enron scandal
• Donald Duncan, American entrepreneur and inventor, who is most commonly associated with Yo-yos
• Glen Duncan (born 1965), British author
• Helen Duncan (1897 – 1956), Scottish medium
• Henry Duncan (1774–1846), founder of the first Trustee Savings Bank
• Isadora Duncan, American dancer
• Jimmy Duncan, American politician
• Various individuals named John Duncan
• Robert Duncan (poet), U.S. beat poet
• George Smith Duncan, a tramway and mining engineer
• Iain Duncan Smith, British politician
• Joseph E. Duncan III, Notorious murderer and sexual predator
• Tim Duncan (singer), Southern Gospel singer
• W. G. G. Duncan Smith, World War II air ace

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