Dunsmore
English
Etymology
From the Old English personal name Dunna + -s- + mōr (“moor”).
Proper noun
Dunsmore (countable and uncountable, plural Dunsmores)
- A hamlet in Ellesborough parish, Buckinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SP861110).
- A habitational surname from Old English.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Dunsmore is the 16415th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1753 individuals. Dunsmore is most common among White (96.01%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dunsmore”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 500.
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