Dinn
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Dinn is an English and Irish surname, of Gaelic or Norman origin. The name has three possible origins: a nickname for Dennis (Dinis),[1] another origin is an Irish byname meaning "brown" or "dark coloured",[1] another origin is Anglo-Norman meaning "an inhabitance of the Norman town Dives-sur-Mer". The surname is well known in the United States and Canada, being very common in Massachusetts, Indiana, and Newfoundland and Labrador.
Notable people with the surname
[edit]- Charles Dinn, roller-coaster designer and founder of the Dinn Corporation
- Denise Dinn-Larrick and Jeff Dinn, founders of roller coaster manufacturing firm Custom Coasters International
- Jerome Dinn (b. 1940), Canadian politician
- John Dinn, Canadian politician
- Noel Dinn, founder of Canadian band Figgy Duff
References
[edit]- 1 2 Smith, Elson Coles (1972). "Dinning". New dictionary of American family names. Harper & Row. New dictionary of American family names at the Internet Archive.
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