Dunsmore
English
Etymology
From either:
- Old English personal name Dunna + mōr (“moor”).
- Old English dūn (“hill”), genitive singular dūnes + 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.
Related terms
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: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 500.