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Definition: 1) Derivation of the Gaelic name Donnchadh which means "brown warrior," from the Gaelic "donn" meaning brown and "chadh" meaning warrior. 2) Powerful chieftain; strong-headed, from "dun" meaning fortress, and "ceann" meaning head or chief.
Surname Origin:
Scottish
Alternate Surname Spellings:
DUNCEAN, DUNKAN, DUNKIN, DUNKEN
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Common Surname Search Tips DUNCAN Family Genealogy Forum FamilySearch - DUNCAN Genealogy DUNCAN Surname Mailing List Surname Finder - DUNCAN Genealogy & Family Resources Cousin Connect - DUNCAN Genealogy Queries DistantCousin.com - DUNCAN Genealogy & Family History MyCinnamonToast.com - DUNCAN Genealogy in All Regions References: Surname Meanings & Origins Cottle, Basil. Penguin Dictionary of Surnames. Baltimore, MD: Penguin
Books, 1967. Dorward, David. Scottish
Surnames. Collins Celtic (Pocket edition), 1998. Fucilla, Joseph. Our Italian Surnames.
Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003. Smith, Elsdon C. American
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Hanks, Patrick and Flavia Hodges.
A Dictionary of Surnames. Great
Britain: Oxford University Press, 1989.
Reaney, P.H. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford University
Press, 1997.
