Origin Displayed: Scottish-Alt
Origins Available: Irish, Scottish-Alt, Scottish
Spelling variations of this family name include: Dunn, Dunne, Dun, Dune and others.First found in Angus, where the name is associated with the place named Dun.
Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Robert Dunn was a Loyalist who settled in Nova Scotia in 1785. Stephen Dunn was also a Loyalist who settled in Nova Scotia in 1784. Michael Dunn settled had in Stormont County, Ontario by 1871. John Dunn sailed to Maryland in 1668.
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