Dinn

Dinn is an English and Irish surname, of Gaelic or Norman origin. The name has three possible origins: a nickname for Dennis (Dinis), another origin is an Irish byname meaning "brown" or "dark coloured", another origin is Anglo-Norman meaning "an inhabitance of the Norman town Dives-sur-Mer". The surname is well known in the United States and Canada, being very common in Massachusetts, Indiana, and Newfoundland and Labrador.

Notable people with the surname

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References

  1. 1 2 Smith, Elson Coles (1972). "Dinning". New dictionary of American family names. Harper & Row. New dictionary of American family names at the Internet Archive.
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