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

The old family name Dunivan is thought to have derived from the place name Dunoon (Dunomhainn in Gaelic), located in Argyll and Bute, Scotland, on the Firth of Clyde.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Denoon, Dennin, Denning, Denune, Dunnoon, Dunoon, Denoone and many more.

First found in Ross-shire, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dunivan research. Another 226 words(16 lines of text) covering the years 1255, 1265, 1296, and 1606 are included under the topic Early Dunivan History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Dunivan Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dunivan Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Jery Dunivan, aged 23, landed in Mobile County, Ala in 1840
  • Thomas Dunivan, aged 20, arrived in New York in 1854

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  6. Warner, Philip Warner. Famous Scottish Battles. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1996. Print. (ISBN 0-76070-004-4).
  7. Skordas, Guest. Ed. The Early Settlers of Maryland an Index to Names or Immigrants Complied from Records of Land Patents 1633-1680 in the Hall of Records Annapolis, Maryland. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1968. Print.
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  9. Martine, Roddy, Roderick Martine and Don Pottinger. Scottish Clan and Family Names Their Arms, Origins and Tartans. Edinburgh: Mainstream, 1992. Print.
  10. Crozier, William Armstrong Edition. Crozier's General Armory A Registry of American Families Entitled to Coat Armor. New York: Fox, Duffield, 1904. Print.
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The Dunivan Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dunivan Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

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