Where did the name Dunne come from? What is their coat of arms? When did the Dunne family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the history of the family name?

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Dunne Coat of Arms and Name History

Dunne

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.

Some noteworthy people of the name Dunne

Finley Peter Dunne (1867-1936), American author, writer and humorist
Griffin Dunne (b. 1955), American actor
Sir Laurence Rivers Dunne, who became Chief Metropolitan Magistrate of London in 1948
Most Rev. Patrick Dunne, Bishop of Dublin
John William Dunne (1875-1949), English inventor and philosopher
Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne (1853-1937), American politician
Irene Dunne (1898-1990), five-time Academy Award-nominated American film actress and singer