The dunnavant Surname

dunnavant Name Meaning and History

Probably a variant of Irish Donovan. Compare Dunavant.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The dunnavant name in History

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dunnavant Family Facts

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Distribution of dunnavant Families in the US in 1920

Number of dunnavant families

14-25

5-13

1-4

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Threads: 26 - Messages: 51

Thread	Author	Replies
Parchel Dunnavent/Dunnavant of Nottaway Co Va	oclarke11	0
Joseph Benjamin Dunnavant, Coffee, AL	Linda	8
Belle Dunivant	papachubbyspap	0
Mary H. Dunnavant	SPNuckols	0
Margaret Dunnavan of Dallas, TX 1931	drbrownlee	0
John Archer Dunnavant, Senior	JosephWarren96	2
Joel Dunnavant, Tax List 1819	Doris Estes,	1
Cornelius DUNAVANT or DUNNAVANT abt 1750-1701 Henrico Co.,Virginia	AprilBladh38	0
Re: Joel Dunnavant Memorial	GAemisegger	0
Thomas & Joel Dunavant	mldvet	1

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