Dunican

Dunican Meaning & Origin

About Dunican
The surname Dunican is of Irish origin and is derived from the Gaelic name "Ó Donncháin," meaning "descendant of Donnchán." Donnchán is a personal name derived from the elements "donn," meaning "brown," and "cán," meaning "little." The name Dunican is primarily found in the counties of Offaly and Westmeath in Ireland.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Dunican is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Dunican: 141
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 122314
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Dunican based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Dunican is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TNKN
🗽 NYSIIS
DA
🔊 Soundex
D050205
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
D AH1 N IH0 K AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/dunican*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TNKN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
D525

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Dunican in Braille

Here's how to represent Dunican in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Dunican in braille

How to sign the name Dunican using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Dunican using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Dunican in sign language

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