Dunklin History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Etymology of Dunklin

The name Dunklin belongs to the early history of Britain, it's origins lie with the Anglo-Saxons. It is a product of their having lived in the region of Dinkley in the county of Lancashire. The surname Dunklin is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came.

Early Origins of the Dunklin family

Early History of the Dunklin family

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Dunklin Spelling Variations

Until the dictionary, an invention of only the last few hundred years, the English language lacked any comprehensive system of spelling rules. Consequently, spelling variations in names are frequently found in early Anglo-Saxon and later Anglo-Norman documents. One person's name was often spelled several different ways over a lifetime. The recorded variations of Dunklin include Dunkley, Dunkerly, Dunkleigh, Dunklee, Dunkersley, Dunkerley and many more.

Early Notables of the Dunklin family

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Dunklin Ranking

the United States, the name Dunklin is the 16,965^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1