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There are approximately 584 people named Dunkin in the UK. That makes it the 9,717th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 9 are named Dunkin.

Region of origin

British Isles

Country of origin

England

Language of origin

English

Religion of origin

Christian

Classification

English
Diminutive

Related and similar surnames

Donkin
Dunakin
Duncan
Dinkin
Dounkin
Downkin
Duncain
Dunckan
Duncken
Duncaine
Dunckene
Dunckane
Dounkan
Dounken
Duncani
Duncanin
Dunaken
Dankin
Denkin
Duncanni
Duncanii
Dunckcan
Dunagain
Dumokin

The Dunkin surname in historical dictionaries

Patronymica Britannica (1860)

DUNKIN. An Eng. corruption of the Scottish Duncan. The Duncans ' came south ' at an early date, for one Donecan had got as far as Somersetshire at the making of Domesd. In the XIV. cent, it was often written Dunkau and Duncon in English records.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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