Dunn (surname)

Dunn
Gender	Unisex
Language(s)	English
Other names
See also	Donn (byname), Ó Duinn

Dunn is a surname in the English language. The name has several different origins. In some cases it is an Anglicised form of the Irish surname Ó Duinn, meaning "descendant of Donn"; the Gaelic Donn was originally a byname, meaning "brown-haired" or "chieftain". Another origin of the surname Dunn is from the Middle English dunn, meaning "dark-coloured"; this name originated as a nickname for someone with dark hair or a swarthy complexion. Another origin of Dunn is from a habitational name, derived from Dun in Angus, Scotland; this place name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic dùn, meaning "fort". Another origin of the surname Dunn is from the Gaelic donn, meaning "brown".^[1]

People with this surname

A

• Aaron Dunn (1851), Canadian pioneer
• Adam Dunn, American baseball player
• Alexander Roberts Dunn, Canadian soldier
• Amanda Dunn, Canadian broadcaster Billie Holiday
• Anne Dunn, British artist, daughter of James Hamet Dunn

B

• Ben Dunn, American comic book artist
• Bill Newton Dunn, British politician
• Bob Dunn (disambiguation)
  • Bob Dunn (politician), British politician
  • Bob Dunn (cartoonist), American cartoonist

C

• Carola Dunn, British-American crime writer
• Charles Dunn, American politician
• Christopher Dunn (author), British author
• Clive Dunn, British actor

D

• Danny Dunn, fictional character of Raymond Abrashkin and Jay Williams
• David Dunn, British football player
• Dick Dunn, Australian rugby league footballer
• Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass player
• Douglas Dunn, British poet

E

• Edward John Dunn, Australian geologist
• Edward Wilkes Dunn, American actor
• Edwina Dunn, fictional character from EastEnders

F

• Fayette S. Dunn (1903–1979), Otis Elevator
• Francis J. Dunn, American politician
• Francis John Dunn, (1922–1989) Auxiliary Bishop of Dubuque
• Frank Dunn, former Nortel CEO

G

• Gertrude Dunn (1932–2004), American baseball player

H

• Harry "Cherries" Dunn, Irish-American Gangster, brother of John "Pudgy" Dunn
• Harvey Dunn, American artist
• Herbert O. Dunn, American admiral
• Holly Dunn, American country music singer
• Hugh Alexander Dunn, Australian diplomat

I

• Ian Dunn, fictional character in the radio sitcom Knocker
• Ian Campbell Dunn, Scottish gay rights campaigner

J

• Jack Dunn, American baseball player and executive
• James Dunn (disambiguation)
  • James Dunn (actor), American actor
  • James Dunn (theologian), 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, American journalist
• Jason Dunn (disambiguation)
• Jennifer Dunn, American politician
• Jody Dunn, British politician
• John Churchill Dunn, British radio personality
• John "Pudgy" Dunn, Irish-American Gangster, brother of Harry "Cherries" Dunn
• John Dunn, British political theorist
• John M. "Cockeye" Dunn, Irish-American Gangster
• John Thomas Dunn, Irish-American Politician
• John Robert Dunn (1834–1895), South African pioneer
• John Asher Dunn, American linguist
• John W. Dunn (animator), Scottish animator
• John W. Dunn (architect), American architect

K

• Katherine Dunn, American writer
• Kevin Dunn, American actor

L

• Lin Dunn, American basketball coach
• Linwood G. Dunn, American pioneer of visual special effects in motion pictures and inventor of related technology
• Louis Dunn, South African engineer
• Lydia Dunn, Baroness Dunn, Hong Kong born Legislative Councillor, politician, banker, now resides in the UK.

M

• Margaret Dunn, Irish piper
• Mark Dunn, American 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 (poet), Irish-Australian poet
• Michael Dunn (actor), American actor
• Michael G. Dunn, American baseball player
• Mother Dunn (disambiguation)
  • Francis A. "Mother" Dunn, American football player for the Canton Bulldogs
  • Dr. William Thomas "Mother" Dunn, Penn State All-American football player and physician

N

• Nell Dunn, British playwright and novelist, daughter of Philip
• Nora Dunn, American actress

O

• Oscar Dunn, American soldier and politician

P

• Patricia C. Dunn, former chairwoman of Hewlett Packard
• Paul Dunn (disambiguation)
• Peter Dunn, Australian soldier and emergency services administrator
• Parker F. Dunn, American World War I Medal of Honor recipient

R

• Richard Dunn, British boxer
• Robert Dunn (disambiguation)
• Ronnie Dunn, half of the country music duo Brooks and Dunn
• Ryan Dunn (1977–2011), (aka Random Hero) member of CKY Crew and alumni of Jackass, Viva La Bam, and his own Homewrecker

S

• Sheila Dunn, British actress
• Samuel Dunn (disambiguation)
• Stephen Dunn, American poet
• Steve Dunn (baseball 1990s), American baseball player
• Steve Dunn (1880s first baseman), Canadian baseball player
• Susan Dunn, American opera soprano
• Sarah Jayne Dunn, British actress

T

• Teddy Dunn, American actor
• Terry Dunn, men's basketball coach at Dartmouth College
• Thomas Dunn (lieutenant-governor), Lieutenant-Governor of Lower Canada
• Thomas Dunn (musician) (born 1925), American musician
• Thomas B. Dunn (1853–1924), Congressman from NY
• Tim Dunn, Irish-American politian
• Todd Dunn, baseball player
• Trevor Dunn, American musician

W

• Warrick Dunn, American football player
• Wendell E. Dunn, Jr., American Chemist and Inventor
• William Dunn (disambiguation)
• Winfield Dunn, governor of Tennessee

References

This page or section lists people with the surname Dunn. If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name(s) to the link.