Dun History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Dun family
The surname Dun 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.
Important Dates for the Dun family
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Dun Spelling Variations
Spelling variations of this family name include: Dunn, Dunne, Dun, Dune and others.
Early Notables of the Dun family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Dun family to Ireland
Some of the Dun family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 36 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Dun migration to the United States
Some of the first settlers of this family name were:
Dun Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
- Peter Dun, who arrived in Virginia in 1622 [1]
- William Dun, aged 16, who arrived in St Christopher in 1633 [1]
- John Dun, who landed in Maryland in 1675 [1]
- Quintin Dun, who landed in New Jersey in 1685 [1]
Dun Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
- William Dun, who landed in Carolina in 1705 [1]
- Hickthrif Dun, who landed in Virginia in 1711 [1]
- Darby Dun, who arrived in Virginia in 1719 [1]
- Thomas Dun, who arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1720 [1]
- Patrick Dun, who landed in Virginia in 1723 [1]
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Dun Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
- Robert Dun, who landed in New York in 1803 [1]
Dun migration to Australia
Emigration to
Australia followed the
First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:
Dun Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
- Margaret Dun, aged 19, a servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1852 aboard the ship "Charlotte Jane" [2]
Contemporary Notables of the name Dun (post 1700)
- Edwin Dun (1848-1931), American diplomat, United States envoy to Japan (1892)
- Angus Dun (1892-1971), noted United States clergyman and author
- David Dun, American thriller writer
- Dennis Dun (b. 1952), Chinese American actor
- Len Dun (1916-1989), English footballer
- Jeremy Dun (b. 1973), British author
- Sir Patrick Dun (d. 1713), famous Irish physician, and president of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland
- Dmitri Dun (b. 1989), Ukrainian ice dancer
- William Sutherland Dun (1868-1934), Australian palaeontologist, geologist and president of the Royal Society of New South Wales
- Tan Dun (b. 1957), Chinese contemporary classical composer
- ... (Another 1 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Citations
- ^ Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
- ^ South Australian Register Tuesday 3 February 1852. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) CHARLOTTE JANE 1852. Retrieved http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/charlottejane1852.shtml
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