The surname Dewn was first found in Angus (Gaelic: Aonghas), part of the Tayside region of northeastern Scotland, and present day Council Area of Angus, formerly known as Forfar or Forfarshire, where the name is associated with the place named Dun. "This place by some antiquaries is supposed to have derived its name from the family of Dun, who were its ancient proprietors, and by others, with apparently greater probability, from its elevation above the level of the river South Esk, which forms its boundary on the south." [1]
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Spelling variations of this family name include: Dunn, Dunne, Dun and others.
Notable amongst the Clan at this time was Sir Patrick Dun (1642-1713), an Irish physician, born at Aberdeen, Scotland in January 1642, being second son of...
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Some of the Dewn family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: John Dunn, who arrived in Maryland in 1668; Robert Dunn, a Loyalist who settled in Nova Scotia in 1785; Stephen Dunn, a Loyalist who settled in Nova Scotia in 1784.