The dann Surname
dann Name Meaning and History
- English: topographic name for someone who lived by a woodland pasture, from Middle English denn ‘woodland pasture, especially for swine’ (Old English denn, dænn).
- Scottish: from a short form of the personal name Daniel.
- German and French (Alsace): topographic name for someone who lived by a pine tree, from Old High German tanna ‘pine tree’.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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