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- Don - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Don
- Used in: 4 countries
Origin: Germanic
* As an English and Scottish surname, variant of Dunn. * Also as an English and Scottish surname, from Dun, a place in Scotland. * As an Italian surname, variant of Dono, shortened from dono di Dio (“gift of God”). * As a Galician surname, from a nickname derived from don (“kindness, favor”). * As a Hungarian surname, variant of Donát, Donath. * As a French surname of Germanic origin, from the old name Dodo, related to Dodier, from the name Dodhari, the first element a reduplicated word of arbitrary origin and the second from *hari (“army”). * Also as a French surname, from the place Don in Nord. * As a Jewish surname, from a variant of Dan. * As a Chinese surname, Romanized from 曾, see Zeng. * As a Vietnamese surname Đôn, possibly from Chinese 敦, see Dun.
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
Name Variants & Related
Popularity by Country
Don
Rank #1921
Popularity Over Time (Scotland)
Don
Rank #11523
Frequency
2,504 people (0.93 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 58.03% Hispanic 14.14% Black 9.54% Asian/PI 14.74% Native Am. 0.72% Two+ 2.84%
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