Meaning & origin
What it means
Doyne is a form of Dunn. Dunn goes back to Irish Ó Duinn, meaning “descendant of Donn.”
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Where it comes from
Doyne is a form of Dunn. Dunn comes from Irish.
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The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1913. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Doyne through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 512
- 449 boys · 63 girls
- Most popular year
- 1934
- 28 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1973. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 28 in 1934. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 217 as a first name in 2020; 294 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Doyne’s family of names
In English usage, Doyne as a surname has a related form in Dunn.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
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