Dundas

== English == === Etymology === The Scottish name is from Scottish Gaelic, from Old Irish dùn (“fort”) + deas (“south”), perhaps via Dundas Castle, while the places in Canada are named after Lord Melville, Henry Dundas, a Scottish politician. === Proper noun === Dundas (countable and uncountable, plural Dundases) (countable) A habitational surname from Scottish Gaelic. A placename: A district and former town in Hamilton, Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, Ontario, Canada. A number of places in the United States: A city in Rice County, Minnesota. An unincorporated community in Vinton County, Ohio. An unincorporated community in Lunenburg County, Virginia. An unincorporated community in Woodville, Calumet County, Wisconsin. A number of places in Australia: A suburb of Sydney, in the City of Parramatta, New South Wales. A rural locality in the Somerset Region of Queensland. A historical mining locality near Zeehan, western Tasmania, where dundasite was discovered. An abandoned town in Goldfields-Esperance region, Western Australia. A local government area, Shire of Dundas, in the same region of Western Australia. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Dundas is the 18272nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1520 individuals. Dundas is most common among White (75.92%) and Black/African American (12.83%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dundas”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 499. === Anagrams === udands