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The west coast of Scotland and the rocky Hebrides islands are the ancient home of the Dinken family. The root of their name is the Gaelic personal name "Donnchad," which means "brown warrior". The personal name Donnchad is composed of two elements; "donn," which means "brown" and "cath," which means "warrior".
The surname Dinken was first found in Northumberland, where they held great estates but were a branch of the distinguished Scottish Clan of Duncan who were originally of Iona in the Hebrides, but changed their name and continued to use the basic Coat of Arms of the Duncan Clan.
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dinken research. Another 62 words (4 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Dinken History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Spelling variations were extremely common in medieval names, since scribes from that era recorded names according to sound rather than a standard set of rules. Dinken has appeared in various documents spelled Donkin, Downkin, Donking, Donken, Downken and others.
More information is included under the topic Early Dinken Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Ancestors of many of the Dalriadan families who crossed the Atlantic still live along the east coast of the United States and Canada. Some Scottish settlers arrived in Canada during the American War of Independence as United Empire Loyalists, while others stayed south to fight for a new nation. The descendants of Scottish settlers in both countries began to rediscover their heritage in the 19th and 20th centuries through Clan societies and highland games. An inquiry into the early roots of North American families has revealed a number of immigrants bearing the name Dinken or a variant listed above: Patrick Donkin arrived in Pennsylvania in 1820.