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Doonan
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English
Etymology
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Dúnáin (“descendant of Dúnán”), a hypocoristic form of an unknown name beginning with the element dun (“fortress”).
Proper noun
Doonan (plural Doonans)
- A surname from Irish.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Doonan is the 24186th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1039 individuals. Doonan is most common among White (96.54%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Doonan”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 480.
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