Dunn

== English == === Alternative forms === Doyne, Dunne === Etymology === Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Duinn (“descendant of Donn”), a byname from donn (“brown, brown-haired”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /dʌn/, [dɐn] (US) IPA(key): /dʌn/ Rhymes: -ʌn Homophones: dun, Donn, Donne, done, Dunne === Proper noun === Dunn (countable and uncountable, plural Dunns) A surname from Irish. A number of places in the United States: A ghost town in Benton County, Indiana. An unincorporated community in Texas County, Missouri. A city in Harnett County, North Carolina. An unincorporated community in Scurry County, Texas. A town in Dane County, Wisconsin. A town in Dunn County, Wisconsin. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Dunn is the 197th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 141427 individuals. Dunn is most common among White (80.08%) and Black/African American (14.39%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dunn”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 499. == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === From Middle High German done, from Old High German dona, from a Proto-Germanic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch”). Cognate with German Dohne, related to Latin tenus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dun/ === Noun === Dunn f (plural Dunnen, diminutive Dinnchen) beam (of wood) bowler hat ==== Synonyms ==== (hat): Meloun == Old English == === Etymology === From Old English dunn (“dark, dim”). === Proper noun === Dunn m a male given name The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle