The Dunkin surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,489 people carried this name — #9,334 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 84,700 people counted. That is up 4% from 3,363 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Dunkin surname

As an English and Welsh surname

Bardsley classes it as a baptismal name, from a given name: ‘the son of Duncan’.

An early record he cites: William fil. Donkani, Cumberland, 1291–92 (20 Edward I) — Placita de Quo Warranto. Fil. is Latin for “son of”.

His entry covers Donkin and Dunkin.

From Charles W. Bardsley, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames, with Special American Instances (London: Henry Frowde, 1901), p. 248 · public domain.

In print

Dunkin in American newspapers,
1906–1913.

Newspaper page from The Caucasian carrying the name Dunkin
The Caucasian 1910-05-08
Newspaper page from Aberdeen Herald carrying the name Dunkin
Aberdeen Herald 1913-12-09
Newspaper page from The Morning Astorian carrying the name Dunkin
The Morning Astorian 1906-07-02

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 9,511 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Dunkin in Australian newspapers,
1840s–1960s.

1,803 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Dunkin. The most, 375, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Tasmania, at 2.1 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 664
Victoria 357
Western Australia 272
Tasmania 258
South Australia 135
Queensland 113
ACT (Canberra) 2

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Dunkin.

Who carried it

People named Dunkin,
with a public archive behind them.

  • John Dunkin
    John Dunkin 1782–1846 · historian
  • Christopher Dunkin
    Christopher Dunkin 1812–1881 · judge
  • Jane Eliza Dunkin d. 1823
  • John Henry Dunkin d. 1825
  • William Dunkin 1598–1644
  • William Dunkin 1709–1765 · poet

Wikidata (CC0) · portraits via Wikimedia Commons, shown cropped, in the public domain or CC0 · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Dunkin,
in the records of 4 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States232 records

232 records of the Dunkin name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 107
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 38
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 31
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 22
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 22
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 7
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 4
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Robert S. Dunkin

    Born 1921 in Pennsylvania. Enlisted 1942 at Pittsburgh; lineman from Allegheny County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1996, buried at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Pennsylvania.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record James Edgar Dunkin

    Born 1931; from Coachella, California. U.S. Army, watercraft engineer; died in an accident 1968 in Phuoc Tuy, South Vietnam.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Dunkin

    Arrived at New York in 1858 aboard the Calhoun from Liverpool, aged 22; servant. From Ireland.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 232 records for Dunkin in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia73 records

73 records of the Dunkin name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 27
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 19
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 15
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 6
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 6
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record John Dunkin

    Died 1919 in Launceston, Tasmania. Will registered in Tasmania in 1919.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Henry Dunkin

    Arrived in Victoria in 1886 aboard the Superb, aged 18; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record John H. Dunkin

    Of Carlton, New South Wales; died 1923.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)

Showing 3 of 73 records for Dunkin in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Canada11 records

11 records of the Dunkin name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 5
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 2
  • Ontario immigration records, 1865–1883 2
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 2
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Jas Dunkin

    Came to Ontario in 1871 aboard the Colorado, landing at N. Y., bound for Orillia, Ontario; Scotch.

    Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Russell Frank Dunkin

    Buried in 1970 at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  3. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Walter Dunkin

    Died in service in 1942.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.

Showing 3 of 11 records for Dunkin in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. · Archives of Ontario. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0).

United Kingdom4 records

4 records of the Dunkin name in the United Kingdom
  • Stirling Council burial records 2
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  • St James's burial ground, Euston (London), 1789–1853 1
  1. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record Michael Dunkin

    Died 1952, aged 64; buried at Bannockburn Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record R. H. Dunkin

    Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1918.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)
  3. A page of the burial register of Newtown, Wales, 1858
    Example: burial register, 1858
    Burial record James Dunkin

    Died 1953, aged 82; buried at Bannockburn Cemetery, Stirling, Scotland.

    Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Showing 3 of 4 records for Dunkin in the United Kingdom.

Counts: Stirling Council. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · MOLA and HS2, St James's burial ground data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Burial register of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, 1858, National Library of Wales (CC0); C. & E. Morton Ltd roll of honour, 1914–1919, photo by Adrian S Pye via Geograph (CC BY-SA 2.0).

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