Duncan (surname)
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Duncan is a surname
. For the etymology of the surname Duncan this web page cites: Dictionary of American Family Names. Another opinion is that the Gaelic Donnchadh is composed of the elements donn, meaning "brown"; and chadh, meaning "chief" or "noble". In some cases when the surname originates in (Sligo) Ireland it is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Ó Duinnchinn, meaning "descendant of Donncheann". The Gaelic Donncheann is a byname composed of the elements donn, meaing "brown-haired man" or "chieftain"; and ceann, meaning "head". The surname Duncan is represented in Scottish Gaelic as MacDhonnchaidh.
Surname
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. For the etymology of the surname Duncan this web page cites: Dictionary of American Family Names. Another opinion is that the Gaelic Donnchadh is composed of the elements donn, meaning "brown"; and chadh, meaning "chief" or "noble". In some cases when the surname originates in (Sligo) Ireland it is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Ó Duinnchinn, meaning "descendant of Donncheann". The Gaelic Donncheann is a byname composed of the elements donn, meaing "brown-haired man" or "chieftain"; and ceann, meaning "head". The surname Duncan is represented in Scottish Gaelic as MacDhonnchaidh.
Military
- Adam Duncan, British admiral
- Donald B. DuncanDonald B. DuncanDonald Bradley Duncan was an admiral in the United States Navy, who played an important role in aircraft-carrier operations during World War II....
(1896-1975), American vice-admiral - Henry Duncan, British naval officer
Sports
- Alex DuncanAlex DuncanAlex Duncan was an Australian rules footballer in the Victorian Football League.Duncan made his debut for the Carlton Football Club in Round 1 of the 1921 season...
(1900-?), former Australian rules footballAustralian rules footballAustralian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
er with CarltonCarlton Football ClubThe Carlton Football Club is a professional Australian rules football club based in Melbourne, Victoria. The club competes in the Australian Football League, and was one of the eight founding members of that competition in 1897...
(1921-1924, 1926-1930) - Andy Duncan (basketball)Andy Duncan (basketball)Andrew "Andy" Duncan is an American former professional basketball player for the Rochester Royals and Boston Celtics . He was drafted in the 1947 BAA Draft by the New York Knicks among a pool of players in a "negotiation list." Duncan played collegiately at William & Mary.-References:...
(1922-?), American basketball player - Chris DuncanChris DuncanChristopher Edwin Duncan is a Major League Baseball outfielder and first baseman who is currently a free agent.He is the youngest son of Dave Duncan, a former catcher and current pitching coach for the St. Louis Cardinals...
, American baseball player - Dave Duncan (baseball)Dave Duncan (baseball)David Edwin Duncan is an American former professional baseball player and current pitching coach for the St. Louis Cardinals...
, Major League Baseball player and pitching coach - father of Chris Duncan and Shelley Duncan - Darryl DuncanDarryl DuncanDarryl Duncan is a former rugby league player.Duncan was a character of the Brisbane Rugby League and was signed by Brisbane club Valleys in 1980 after playing much of his junior football in Mount Isa...
, Australian rugby league footballer - Ian DuncanIan DuncanIan Duncan is one of Kenya's most successful rally drivers. He was Kenyan Rally Champion six times , and achieved outright victory in a World Rally Championship round when he won the 42nd Trustbank Safari Rally in 1994...
(born 1961), Kenyan rally driver - John Duncan (footballer)John Duncan (footballer)John Pearson Duncan is a Scottish footballer and football manager.-Playing career:He played as a centre-forward for Dundee, Tottenham Hotspur, Derby County, Scunthorpe United and the Scottish Football League....
(born 1949), Scottish footballer who notably played for Dundee and Tottenham Hotspur - Johnny Duncan (footballer)Johnny Duncan (footballer)John 'Johnny' Duncan was a Scottish football player and manager, who is most notable for his time at Leicester City.He captained the club to its greatest ever league finishes of 3rd and 2nd place in the First Division in 1927-28 and 1928-29 respectively...
, Scottish international footballer and manager, who was most notably with Leicester City - Mariano DuncanMariano DuncanMariano Duncan Nalasco is a retired second baseman and shortstop who played for several Major League Baseball teams during his 12 year career. He was the infield coach and 1st base coach for the Los Angeles Dodgers under Managers Grady Little and Joe Torre...
, Dominican baseball player - Ross DuncanRoss DuncanJohn Ross Frederick Duncan is a former Australian cricketer who played for Queensland. He was brought into the Test team for the Fifth Test at Melbourne which replaced the Victoria second tour match against the M.C.C. in the 1970-71 Ashes series...
(born 1944), Australian cricketer - Scott DuncanScott DuncanAdam Scott Mattheson Duncan was a Scottish professional footballer and manager.-Playing career:Born in Dumbarton, Duncan was working as a law clerk when he joined his home-town club Dumbarton in 1906. He moved to Newcastle United in March 1908 for a fee of £150...
, former association football player and manager - Shelley DuncanShelley DuncanDavid Shelley Duncan is a Major League Baseball first baseman, outfielder, and designated hitter for the Cleveland Indians.-Personal:Duncan is the oldest son of Dave Duncan, a MLB catcher and pitching coach...
, American baseball player - Tim DuncanTim DuncanTimothy Theodore "Tim" Duncan is an American professional basketball player for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association . The 6-foot 11-inch , 255-pound power forward/center is a four-time NBA champion, two-time NBA MVP, three-time NBA Finals MVP, and NBA Rookie of the Year...
(born 1976), American basketball player
Acting
- Carmen DuncanCarmen DuncanCarmen Joan Duncan is an Australian actress.-Biography:Carmen Duncan is known to Australian audiences as a character actress in films and on television...
(born 1942), Australian actress - Lindsay DuncanLindsay DuncanLindsay Vere Duncan, CBE is a Scottish stage, television and film actress. On stage she won two Olivier Awards and a Tony Award for her performance in Les Liaisons dangereuses and Private Lives , and she starred in several plays by Harold Pinter. Her most famous roles on television include:...
(born 1950), British actress - Sandy DuncanSandy DuncanSandra Kay "Sandy" Duncan is an American singer, dancer and actress of stage and television, recognized through a blonde, pixie cut hairstyle and perky demeanor...
(born 1946), American actress
Politics
- Alan DuncanAlan DuncanAlan James Carter Duncan is a British Conservative Party politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Rutland and Melton, and a Minister of State in the Department for International Development....
(born 1957), British politician - Charles William Duncan, Jr., former U.S. Secretary of Energy
- Peter Duncan (politician)Peter Duncan (politician)Peter John Duncan is a British politician. He was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Galloway and Upper Nithsdale from 2001 to 2005.-Early life:...
, Scottish conservative - Peter Duncan (Australian politician)Peter Duncan (Australian politician)Peter Duncan was an Australian Labor Party politician and one of the relatively few members of parliament to have not only served in both a state and national parliament, but also served as a minister in both cases....
, Labor representative in South Australian and federal parliaments - William A. Duncan, U.S. Congressman from Pennsylvania
- Mike DuncanMike DuncanRobert M. "Mike" Duncan was the 60th Chairman of the Republican National Committee. He was elected in January 2007, replacing Ken Mehlman, and served until January 30, 2009, when he withdrew from renomination to the chairmanship...
, Former chairman of the Republican National CommitteeRepublican National CommitteeThe Republican National Committee is an American political committee that provides national leadership for the Republican Party of the United States. It is responsible for developing and promoting the Republican political platform, as well as coordinating fundraising and election strategy. It is...
in the United States
Music
- Lesley DuncanLesley DuncanLesley Duncan was an English singer-songwriter, best known for her work during the 1970s. She received a lot of airplay on British radio stations such as BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2, but never achieved great commercial success.Duncan was born in Stockton-on-Tees...
, English singer and songwriter - Trevor DuncanTrevor DuncanTrevor Duncan was an English composer, particularly noted for his light music compositions. Born in London, and largely self-taught, he originally composed as a sideline while working for the BBC...
, English composer - Tim A. DuncanTim A. DuncanTim A. Duncan is an English music composer/producer from Manchester.He worked originally as a sound engineer with artists such as Ruby Turner , Joe Longthorne , One Way System and Chris Farlowe . His career quickly developed into production work and then studio ownership...
, English composer
Other fields
- Alasdair DuncanAlasdair DuncanAlasdair Duncan is an author and journalist, based in Brisbane on the east coast of Australia. He is a section editor at weekly music magazine Rave, where he has published interviews with Cut Copy, LCD Soundsystem, M.I.A...
, Australian writer - Dan DuncanDan DuncanDan L Duncan was an American born in Center, Texas. He was the co-founder, chairman and majority shareholder of Enterprise Products.- Philanthropy :...
(1933-2010), American businessman - Dave Duncan (writer)Dave Duncan (writer)David Duncan is a Canadian fantasy author. He was born in 1933 in Scotland, and educated there at the High School of Dundee and at the University of St Andrews. After graduating in 1955 he moved to Canada where he lived in Calgary, Alberta, and is currently situated on Vancouver Island in Victoria,...
, Canadian writer - David Duncan, government witness in Enron scandalEnron scandalThe Enron scandal, revealed in October 2001, eventually led to the bankruptcy of the Enron Corporation, an American energy company based in Houston, Texas, and the dissolution of Arthur Andersen, which was one of the five largest audit and accountancy partnerships in the world...
- Donald DuncanDonald DuncanDonald F. Duncan, Sr. was an American entrepreneur and inventor, and founder of the Duncan Toys Company.Donald Duncan is most commonly associated with the Yo-Yo, the commercial success and iconic status they enjoyed during the 20th century in the United States and the world being largely the...
, American entrepreneur and inventor, who is most commonly associated with Yo-yos - Glen DuncanGlen DuncanGlen Duncan is a British author born in 1965 in Bolton, Lancashire, England to an Anglo-Indian family. He studied philosophy and literature at the universities of Lancaster and Exeter....
(born 1965), British author - Helen DuncanHelen DuncanHelen Duncan was a Scottish medium best known as the last person to be imprisoned under the British Witchcraft Act of 1735.-Early life:...
(1897 – 1956), Scottish medium - Henry Duncan (1774–1846), founder of the first Trustee Savings Bank
- Isadora DuncanIsadora DuncanIsadora Duncan was a dancer, considered by many to be the creator of modern dance. Born in the United States, she lived in Western Europe and the Soviet Union from the age of 22 until her death at age 50. In the United States she was popular only in New York, and only later in her life...
, American dancer - Jimmy Duncan, American politician
- Various individuals named John DuncanJohn DuncanJohn Duncan may refer to:* John Duncan , American artist and musician* John Duncan , Scottish weaver and botanist* John Duncan , MP from British Columbia...
- Robert Duncan (poet)Robert Duncan (poet)Robert Duncan was an American poet and a student of H.D. and the Western esoteric tradition who spent most of his career in and around San Francisco. Though associated with any number of literary traditions and schools, Duncan is often identified with the poets of the New American Poetry and Black...
, U.S. beat poet - George Smith DuncanGeorge Smith DuncanGeorge Smith Duncan was a tramway and mining engineer best known for his work on cable trams, and for his work in the gold mining industry.Duncan was born in the New Zealand city of Dunedin in 1852, the son of recent Scottish immigrants...
, a tramway and mining engineer - Iain Duncan SmithIain Duncan SmithGeorge Iain Duncan Smith is a British Conservative politician. He is currently the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and was previously leader of the Conservative Party from September 2001 to October 2003...
, British politician - Joseph E. Duncan IIIJoseph E. Duncan IIIJoseph Edward Duncan III is an American convicted serial killer and sex offender who is currently serving multiple concurrent death sentences and life sentences in conjunction with the 2005 kidnapping and murders of members of the Groene family of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho...
, Notorious murderer and sexual predator - Tim Duncan (singer), Southern Gospel singer
- W. G. G. Duncan SmithW. G. G. Duncan SmithGroup Captain Wilfrid George Gerald Duncan Smith, DSO and Bar, DFC and 2 Bars was a British Royal Air Force Second World War Flying ace.-Early life:...
, World War II air ace