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]

Surname

• Alexander Grant Dallas (1816-1882), Canadian fur trader and official
• Alexander J. Dallas (statesman) (1759-1817), U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under President James Madison; father of George Mifflin Dallas
• Alexander J. Dallas (United States Navy officer) (1791-1844), U.S. Navy officer; brother of George M. Dallas
• Darcy Dallas (born 1972), Canadian ice hockey player
• Eneas Sweetland Dallas (1828–1879), Scottish journalist
• George M. Dallas (1792-1864), 11th Vice President of the United States of America (1845-1849)
• Hugh Dallas (born 1957), former Scottish football (soccer) referee
• Ian Dallas (Abdalqadir as-Sufi) (born 1930), Scottish author and Muslim convert
• John Dallas (rugby player) (1878–1942), Scottish rugby union player and referee
• Josh Dallas (born 1978), American actor
• Karl Dallas (born 1931), British writer, musician, and activist
• Matt Dallas (born 1982), American actor
• Robert Dallas (1756–1824), British judge
• Sandra Dallas, American author
• Stuart Dallas (born 1991), Northern Ireland footballer

Given name

"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.

• 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 Duhé, a teen Louisiana based artist, accredited with several art awards including Distinguished Southern Artist of the Year(2013)
• Dallas Drake, pro ice hockey player;
• Dallas Frazier, country musician and songwriter;
• Dallas Green, former pro baseball player, manager and executive;
• Dallas Green, guitarist/singer/pianist of Alexisonfire and City and Colour;
• Bryce Dallas Howard, actress;
• Dallas Johnson, Australian rugby league player;
• Dallas Keuchel (born 1988), American baseball player
• Dallas Long, Olympic champion shotputter;
• Dallas Lovato, sister of singer/songwriter Demi Lovato;
• Dallas McKennon, American actor;
• Dallas Moir, Scottish cricketer;
• Dallas Reynolds, American football player;
• Dallas Seavey, Iditarod musher;
• Dallas Smith, former pro ice hockey player;
• Dallas Smith, singer for the Canadian band Default;
• Dallas Soonias, Canadian volleyball player;
• Dallas Taylor, an American session drummer;
• Dallas Taylor, vocalist for the band Maylene and the Sons of Disaster;
• Dallas Wiens, the first United States recipient of a full face transplant;
• Dallas Willard, an American Christian philosopher.

Fictional characters named 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, captain of the starship Nostromo, played by Tom Skeritt;
• Dallas Winston, a character in S.E. Hinton's novel "The Outsiders";
• Dallas Dog, a character voiced by David Rintoul in the British TV series Peppa Pig most known as "Granddad Dog";
• Eve Dallas, the lead character in J.D. Robb's In Death series of mysteries;
• Mike "Dallas" Dallas, fictional character in Degrassi;
• Dallas, a minor character in the 2001 science fiction horror film, Jason X, played by Todd Farmer;
• Dallas, recurring character in Austin & Ally;
• Dallas Genoard, a character from the light novels and anime series Baccano!;
• Dallas, a skilled criminal and one of the four playable characters in Payday: The Heist;
• Dallas, a prostitute with a heart of gold, played by Claire Trevor in the 1939 film "Stagecoach".

See also

• Dallas (disambiguation), other uses of Dallas on Wikipedia

References