The Dunston surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,702 people carried this name — #8,850 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 79,400 people counted. That is up 8% from 3,415 in 2000.

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What the name means

The meaning of the Dunston surname

From Old English personal name Dunn, genitive case *Dunnes + tūn (“farm”).

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Dunston» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In print

Dunston in American newspapers,
1915–1920.

Newspaper page from Ottumwa Tri-weekly Courier carrying the name Dunston
Ottumwa Tri-weekly Courier 1915-06-03
Newspaper page from The Evening World carrying the name Dunston
The Evening World 1920-11-10
Newspaper page from The Colorado Statesman carrying the name Dunston
The Colorado Statesman 1915-07-10

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 3,786 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Dunston in Australian newspapers,
1830s–1980s.

5,624 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Dunston. The most, 967, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.8 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 3,439
Victoria 889
Queensland 493
South Australia 427
Western Australia 257
Tasmania 107
ACT (Canberra) 8
Northern Territory 2

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

In the public record

People named Dunston,
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 States312 records

312 records of the Dunston name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 101
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 68
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 63
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 48
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 12
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 10
  • Sacramento County historic burials 6
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 3
  • New York State police and firefighter memorial rolls 1
  1. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record James Dunston

    Born 1926 in North Carolina. Enlisted 1944 at Fort Bragg; farmer from Granville County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1989, buried at Raleigh National Cemetery, North Carolina.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Mary Dunston

    Arrived at New York in 1857 aboard the Albert Gallatin from Liverpool, aged 30; servant. From England.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Harry H. Dunston

    U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War. Born 1936, died 1988; buried at Calverton National Cemetery, New York.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 312 records for Dunston 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) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · Sacramento County, Historic Burials (CC BY 4.0) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain) · New York State, Open NY (police and firefighter memorial rolls). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

Australia174 records

174 records of the Dunston name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 123
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 15
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 14
  • NSW convict, estate and railway indexes 11
  • Tasmanian Names Index 10
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  1. An 1829 etching of convicts being rowed out to the prison ship York in Portsmouth Harbour
    Pictured: convicts going on board a prison ship, 1829
    Transportation record John Dunston

    Transported to New South Wales aboard the Dick, arriving 1821; ticket of leave 1844.

    Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Amelia Dunston

    Arrived in Victoria in 1852 aboard the Mariner, aged 24; English.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Walter Dunston

    Gentleman of Alphington, Victoria; died 1946.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 174 records for Dunston in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Prison-ship in Portsmouth Harbour, with the convicts going on board, etching by Edward William Cooke, 1829, Royal Museums Greenwich (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Dunston name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Death record Dinah Dunston

    Died 1869 in Gore, Hants, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Emma Dunston

    Died 1937; buried at Brookside Cemetery, Winnipeg, Manitoba.

    City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Ellen Mairabell Dunston

    Born 1919 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0); Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0).

United Kingdom2 records

2 records of the Dunston name in the United Kingdom
  • War Office casualty lists, 1917–1919, among the dead 1
  • Welsh wills index cards 1
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Mary Margarett Dunston

    Will proved in 1933; of Swansea.

    National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0)
  2. A First World War roll of honour of the staff of C. & E. Morton Ltd
    Example: roll of honour, 1914–1919
    War record H. G. Dunston

    Corporal, Royal Army Service Corps. Listed among the dead in the War Office casualty list of 1919.

    National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain)

Counts: National Library of Scotland, War Office Weekly Casualty Lists (public domain) · National Library of Wales, Wills Index Cards (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain); 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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