Dinsmore (surname)
Dinsmore is a surname with Scottish origins. It is a toponymic surname derived from the lands of Dundemore in Northern Fife, Scotland with origins in the 12th century.[1][2] Another surname derived from the same location is Dunmore.[1] Other spelling variants include Densmore and Dunsmore.[2]
An alternative origin says Dinsmore is a variant of the toponymic surname Dinmore. [3] However, Dunsmore has also been reported to be a variant of Dinsmore.[2] Another toponymic surname derivation is based on Dinmore, Herefordshire, England.[4]
The name Dinsmore may refer to:
- Bill Dinsmore (1887–1967), Australian football player
- Bruce Dinsmore (born 1965), Canadian actor
- Charles Dinsmore (1903–1982), Canadian ice hockey player
- David Dinsmore (born 1968), British newspaper editor
- Duke Dinsmore (1913–1985), American racecar driver
- Hugh A. Dinsmore (1850–1930), American politician
- James Dinsmore (1771–1830), Irish carpenter
- John Edward Dinsmore (1862–1951), American botanist
- Julia Stockton Dinsmore (1833–1926), American poet
- Nick Dinsmore (born 1975), American wrestler
- Ray P. Dinsmore (1893–1979), American scientist
- Robert Dinsmore Harrison (1897–1977), American politician
References
- 1 2 Dobson, David (2003). The Scottish Surnames of Colonial America (reprint). Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 37. ISBN 9780806352091 – via Google Books.
- 1 2 3 "Dinsmore Last Name Origin". Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ↑ Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. 2013 – via Ancestry.com.
- ↑ Smith, Elsdon Coles (1986) [Originally published in 1969]. American Surnames (reprint). Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 242. ISBN 9780806311500 – via Google Books.
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