The dallas Surname
dallas Name Meaning and History
- Scottish: habitational name from Dallas, a place near Forres, probably named from British dol ‘meadow’ (Gaelic dail) + gwas ‘dwelling’ (Gaelic fas). The surname is also established in County Derry in Ireland.
- English: habitational name from a place named from Old English dæl or Old Norse dalr ‘valley’ + hus ‘house’, for example Dalehouse in North Yorkshire, or a topographic name with the same meaning.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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