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

The old family name Dunnum 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 Dunnum research. Another 226 words(16 lines of text) covering the years 1255, 1265, 1296, and 1606 are included under the topic Early Dunnum History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dunnum Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Henry Dunnum, who arrived in Virginia in 1664

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The Dunnum Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Dunnum 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.

This page was last modified on 23 September 2010 at 15:37.

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