Dun Family Tree research resources
Dig into the past of the Dun Genealogy using the resources below. We hope you find these sites useful whilst you are researching your Genealogy !
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 325 people with the Dun surname? In that year Dun was ranked number 3254 for popularity in the UK. |
"Local: from the parish of Dun in Forfarshire. "(The origin and signification of Scottish surnames. Clifford Stanley Sims, 1862)
Dun records on Ancestry
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Historical References
"DUN, DUNN. (1) of local or territorial origin, perhaps from Dun in Angus. Adam de Dun was elected to the deanery of Moray in 1255 (Pap. Lett., i, p. 325), and William de Dun, perhaps a relative, was dean there in 1268 (REM., p. 279). Patrick de Dun was canon of Glasgow c. 1290 (REG., p. 200), John de Dwne, burgess of Edinburgh, 1428 (RMS., n, 116), and John Dun held a land in Edinburgh before 1467 (Neubotle, 299). David Dun appears in Aberdeen in 1442 (CRA., p. 367), Hugh Dun had precept of remission at Abirbrothok, 1492 (RSS., i, 16), Edward Dwn was tenant in Wester Micras (Mecray) in 1539 (ER., xvn, p. 659), William Dyn witness in Perth, 1551 (RoUok, 105), and James Dun was a retainer of Stewart of Invermeith, 1579 (RFC., m, p. 126, 155). Charles Dune, dyer, was burgess of Aberdeen before 1673 (Retours, Aberdeen, 413). (2) Celtic donn, Tjrown,' was early naturalized in Old English (Anglo-Saxon) as dunn, 'dun,' 'dingy,' Ibrown,' and became an Old English (Anglo-Saxon) personal name, Dun, Dunna, Dunne. Malcolm, son of David Dunne of Conestablestoun, quitclaimed to the bishop of Glasgow the lands of Tor or Windilawes in the territory of Edulfistune between 1260-68 (REG., p. 175). Thomas Dun was hanged at Elgin in 1296 for stealing books and vestments from the church (Bain, n, p. 190). Dwn and Dynne 1613. "(The surnames of Scotland. George Fraser Black, 1866-1948)
DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for the Dun Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Dun Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Dun family tree.
Investigate Dun Parish Records at Find My Past.
Investigate the UK registered births, marriages and deaths for the Dun family name using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records of the Dun family.
Research the Dun surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Dun Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 117 people with the Dun surname in the UK? Dun is now ranked number 3932 for popularity in the UK. |
Dun Family Tree Databases
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Miscellaneous Dun Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on the Dun family. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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