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Dun Family Crest
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Origins Available: Irish, Scottish-Alt, Scottish

Where did the Irish Dun family come from? What is the Irish Dun family crest and coat of arms? When did the Dun family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Dun family history?

Hundreds of years ago, the Gaelic name used by the Dun family in Ireland was O Duinn or O Doinn. Both Gaelic names are derived from the Gaelic word donn, which means brown. O Doinn is the genitive case of donn.

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Names from the Middle Ages demonstrate many spelling variations. This is because the recording scribe or church official often decided as to how a person's name was spelt and in what language. Research into the name Dun revealed many variations, including Dunn, Dunne, Dun, O'Dunne, O'Doyne, Doine, Doin, O'Dunn and many more.

First found in County Meath, where they held a family seat from very ancient times.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dun research. Another 403 words(29 lines of text) covering the years 1180, 1268, 1642, 1691, 1700, 1713, and 1758 are included under the topic Early Dun History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Another 28 words(2 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Dun Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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To escape the religious and political discrimination they experienced primarily at the hands of the English, thousands of Irish left their homeland in the 19th century. These migrants typically settled in communities throughout the East Coast of North America, but also joined the wagon trains moving out to the Midwest. Ironically, when the American War of Independence began, many Irish settlers took the side of England, and at the war's conclusion moved north to Canada. These United Empire Loyalists, were granted land along the St. Lawrence River and the Niagara Peninsula. Other Irish immigrants settled in Newfoundland, the Ottawa Valley, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The greatest influx of Irish immigrants, however, came to North America during the Great Potato Famine of the late 1840s. Thousands left Ireland at this time for North America and Australia. Many of those numbers, however, did not live through the long sea passage. These Irish settlers to North America were immediately put to work building railroads, coal mines, bridges, and canals. Irish settlers made an inestimable contribution to the building of the New World. Early North American immigration records have revealed a number of people bearing the Irish name Dun or a variant listed above, including:

Dun Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Peter Dun, who arrived in Virginia in 1622
  • Wm Dun, aged 16, arrived in St Christopher in 1633
  • John Dun, who landed in Maryland in 1675
  • Quintin Dun, who landed in New Jersey in 1685

Dun Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • William Dun, who landed in Carolina in 1705
  • Hickthrif Dun, who landed in Virginia in 1711
  • Darby Dun, who arrived in Virginia in 1719
  • Thomas Dun, who arrived in Baltimore, Md in 1720
  • Patrick Dun, who landed in Virginia in 1723


Dun Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Robert Dun, who landed in New York in 1803

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  • Dennis Dun (b. 1952), Chinese American actor
  • David Dun, American thriller writer
  • Angus Dun (1892-1971), noted United States clergyman and author
  • Sir Patrick Dun (d. 1713), famous Irish physician, and president of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
  • Mao Dun (1896-1981), Chinese writer
  • Tan Dun (b. 1957), Chinese contemporary classical composer
  • William Sutherland Dun (1868-1934), Australian palaeontologist, geologist and president of the Royal Society of New South Wales
  • Dmitri Dun (b. 1989), Ukrainian ice dancer
  • Jeremy Dun (b. 1973), Jeremy Dun born 1973 is a British author
  • Len Dun (1916-1989), English footballer


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The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.

Motto: Mullach a-bu
Motto Translation: Victory for the Dunns.

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  9. Bell, Robert. The Book of Ulster Surnames. Belfast: Blackstaff, 1988. Print. (ISBN 10-0856404160).
  10. Colletta, John P. They Came In Ships. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1993. Print.
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