Dunn (surname)
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". Another 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. Another origin is from a habitative name, derived from Dun in Angus, Scotland; this place name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic dùn, meaning "fort". Another origin is from the Gaelic donn, meaning "brown".
People with this surname
A
- Aaron Dunn, Canadian pioneer
- Adam Dunn, US baseball player
- Alex Dunn, American ice hockey player
- Alexander Roberts Dunn, Canadian awarded the Victoria Cross
- Alexander Dunn , Scottish badminton player
- Anita Dunn, American political strategist
- Anne Dunn, British artist, daughter of James Hamet Dunn
- April Dunn, American disability rights activist
- Aubrey Dunn, Sr., New Mexico Senator of 1964
- Aura K. Dunn, US politician
B
- Barrie Dunn, Canadian actor, lawyer, film and television producer
- Ben Dunn, US comic book artist
- Bill Newton Dunn, British politician
- Billy Dunn , Scottish footballer with Stoke and other clubs
- Billy Dunn , Scottish footballer with Celtic, Brentford, Southampton
- Billy Dunn , English footballer with Darlington
- Bob Dunn, several people, including:
- Brandon Dunn, American football player
- Bud Dunn, American horse trainer
C
- Carola Dunn, British-US crime writer
- Casey Dunn, American football player
- Charles Dunn, US politician
- Christopher Dunn, British author
- Clive Dunn, British actor
- Colton Dunn, American comedian, actor, writer and producer
- Crystal Dunn, American soccer player
D
- Danny Dunn, fictive character of Raymond Abrashkin and Jay Williams
- David Dunn, British football player
- Dick Dunn , New Zealand boxing coach
- Dick Dunn , Australian rugby league footballer
- Donald "Duck" Dunn, bass player
- Douglas Dunn, British poet
E
- Ed Dunn of Dunn Bros, an American coffeehouse franchise company founded 1987
- Eddie Dunn, American football coach
- Eddie Dunn , American actor
- Eddie Dunn , New Zealand rugby union player
- Edward Dunn, several people, including:
- Edwina Dunn, fictive character from EastEnders
- Elaine Dunn, American singer, dancer, and actress.
- Emmett Reid Dunn, US zoologist
F
- Fayette S. Dunn, Otis Elevator
- Francis J. Dunn, US politician
- Francis John Dunn, Auxiliary Bishop of Dubuque
- Frank Dunn, former Nortel C.E.O.
- Frank K. Dunn, American jurist
- Frederick Grant Dunn, American criminal
- Frederic Stanley Dunn, American scholar of classical studies and Ku Klux Klan leader
- Frederick Sherwood Dunn, American scholar of international law and international relations
G
- Gary Dunn, American architect
- Geoff Dunn, drummer
- Gertrude Dunn, American baseball player
H
- Harry "Cherries" Dunn, US Irish gangster, brother of John "Pudgy" Dunn
- Harvey Dunn, US artist
- Hedley Allen Dunn, South Australian architect
- Herbert O. Dunn, US admiral
- Holly Dunn, US country music singer
- Hugh Alexander Dunn, Australian diplomat
I
- Ian Dunn, Scottish gay rights and paedophile rights campaigner
- Ian Dunn, New Zealand rugby union player
J
- Jack Dunn, several people, including:
- John Dunn, several people, including:
- James Dunn, several people, including:
- *James Dunn, US actor
- *James Dunn, Professor of Divinity at the University of Durham
- *Jim Dunn, baseball executive
- *James Hamet Dunn, Canadian industrialist
- Jamie Dunn, Australian comedian
- Jancee Dunn, US journalist
- Jason Dunn
- Jean Dunn, several people, including:
- *Jean Dunn, Australian diplomat
- *Jean Dunn, British track cyclist
- Jennifer Dunn, US politician
- Jody Dunn, British politician
- John Dunn, several people, including:
- *John Churchill Dunn, British radio personality
- *John "Pudgy" Dunn, US Irish Gangster, brother of Harry "Cherries" Dunn
- *John Dunn, British political theorist
- *John M. Dunn "Cockeye" Dunn, US Irish Gangster
- *John T. Dunn, US Irish Politician
- *John Robert Dunn, South African pioneer
- *John Asher Dunn, US linguist
- *John W. Dunn, Scottish animator
- *John W. Dunn, US architect
- Jourdan Dunn, supermodel
K
- Katherine Dunn, American writer
- Kelly Dunn, American writer, software author, photographer, nature conservationist
- Kevin Dunn, American actor
- Kris Dunn, American basketball player
- Kyle Bobby Dunn, Canadian composer
L
- L. C. Dunn, US developmental biologist
- Lin Dunn US basketball coach
- Linwood G. Dunn, US pioneer of visual special effects in motion pictures
- Loren C. Dunn, Mormon official
- Louis Dunn, South African engineer
- Lydia Dunn, Baroness Dunn Hong Kong born Legislative Councillor, politician, banker
M
- Margaret Dunn, Irish piper
- Marie Prevost, Canadian-American actress born Mary Bickford Dunn
- Mark Dunn, US author and playwright
- Mary Dunn, several people, including:
- Matthew Dunn, Australian swimmer
- Matthew Dunn, several people, including:
- Max Dunn, Irish-Australian poet
- Michael Dunn, several people, including:
- Mickey Dunn, character in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation episode ""
- Mike Dunn , Major League Baseball pitcher
- Mike Dunn , English snooker player
- Mother Dunn, several people, including:
- *Francis A. "Mother" Dunn, US football player for the Canton Bulldogs
- *W. T. Dunn Dr. William Thomas "Mother" Dunn, Penn State All-American football player and physician
N
- Nathan Dunn, US collector
- Nell Dunn, British playwright and novelist, daughter of Philip
- Nora Dunn, US actress
O
- Oscar Dunn, US soldier and politician
- Olive Jean Dunn, US mathematician and statistician
P
- Parker F. Dunn, US World War I Medal of Honor recipient
- Patricia C. Dunn, chairwoman of Hewlett Packard
- Patrick Dunn, several people, including:
- *Patrick Dunn , British officer
- *Patrick Dunn , Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Auckland, New Zealand
- Paul Dunn, several people, including:
- *Paul Dunn , Australian rugby league footballer
- *Paul Dunn , American football coach
- Pete Dunn, American college baseball coach
- Peter Dunn, several people, including:
- *Peter Dunn , South Australian politician
- *Peter Dunn , American financial author and radio host
- *Peter Dunn , British engineer
- *Peter Dunn , Australian general and ACT Emergency Services Commissioner
R
- Ralph Dunn, American actor
- Ralph A. Dunn, American politician
- Richard Dunn, several people, including:
- Richie Dunn, American ice hockey player
- Robert Dunn, several people, including:
- Ronnie Dunn, half of the country music duo Brooks & Dunn
- Ryan Dunn, member of CKY Crew and alumnus of Jackass, Viva La Bam, and his own Homewrecker
S
- Samuel Dunn, several people including:
- Sarah Jayne Dunn, British actress
- Scott Dunn, several people, including:
- Sheila Dunn, British actress
- Stephen Dunn, several people, including:
- *Stephen Dunn, US poet
- *Stephen Dunn , American sound engineer, Academy Award winner
- *Stephen Porter Dunn, US anthropologist
- *Stephen Troyte Dunn, British botanist
- Steve Dunn, several people, including:
- *Steve Dunn, US baseball player
- *Steve Dunn, Canadian baseball player
- *Steve Dunn , English football referee
- Steven Dunn, alias of US wrestler Steve Doll
- Susan Dunn, US opera soprano
- Suzannah Dunn, historical fiction author
T
- Teala Dunn American actress and YouTuber
- Teddy Dunn, Australian-born American stage, television and film actor
- Terry Dunn, men's basketball coach at Dartmouth College
- Thelma Brumfield Dunn, medical researcher
- Thomas Dunn
- Tim Dunn, American businessman
- Todd Dunn, American baseball player
- Trevor Dunn, US jazz/rock composer and bassist
- Troy Dunn, US TV Personality
V
- Vince Dunn, Canadian ice hockey player with NHL
W
- Warrick Dunn, US football player
- Wendell E. Dunn, Jr., US chemist and inventor
- William Dunn, several people, including:
- Winfield Dunn, governor of Tennessee