Duane


Gender:
Origin: Gaelic
197 famous people named Duane found on Wikipedia.
114931 male, 1015 female in US.
Most recent ranking: 1842-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 102-th in year 1933
Used in: English, Irish

Meanings

Duane is both a given name for a male, and a family name. It seems to have a convergent etymology from several sources. The name comes from St. Dubhán, a Welsh monk who established an abbey in Hook Head, Ireland, during the 5th century. As a surname it is O'Dubhain, or Dubhan. Dubhain was a popular given name in 16th century southern Ireland; its anglicized form is Duane.
Many people may claim that one of the name's origins is the Norman "D'Wain" ("of Wagons") or the Old English version meaning "field" or "meadow". However, Duane is an anglicized version of the Gaelic "Dubhan", meaning little and dark as "dubh" means dark and "an" is a diminutive suffix.
In the United States, "Duane" became a very popular name around the 1920s and remained one of the 200 most popular names for about 50 years. The spelling "Dwayne" was adapted as time went on, most likely because of the also popular name "Wayne". "Dwayne" eventually became the preferred spelling, especially in the southern U.S. "Duane" still remains a more popular spelling in northern-Midwest states such as Minnesota, Michigan, and North Dakota.

Form of the Gaelic dubh: black, dark.

Famous People: 197 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Duane Chapman 1953 American bounty hunter
2 Duane Allman 1946 American rock guitarist
3 Duane Martin 1965 American actor
4 Duane Ludwig 1978 American martial artist
5 Duane Eddy 1938 American guitarist
6 Duane Chase 1950 American actor, born 1950
7 Duane Henry 1985
8 Duane Kuiper 1950 American baseball player
9 Duane Gish 1921 American biochemist
10 Duane W. Martin 1940 USAF officer
11 Duane Brown 1985 American football player, offensive lineman
12 Duane Howard 1963
13 Duane Peters 1961 American skateboarder and musician
14 Duane Hanson 1925 American artist
15 Duane Vermeulen 1986 South African rugby union player
16 Duane Davis American actor
17 Duane Michals 1932 American photographer
18 Duane Clark 1965 American television producer, director and screenwriter
19 Duane Clarridge 1932 CIA operations officer
20 Diane Duane 1952 American author
21 Duane Bobick 1950 American boxer
22 Duane Trucks 1988
23 Duane D. Hackney 1947 Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
24 Duane Whitaker 1959 American actor
25 Duane Washington 1964 American basketball player
26 Duane Buck 1963 American death row prison inmate
27 Duane Holmes 1994 English-American footballer
28 Duane Sutter 1960 Canadian ice hockey player
29 Duane Denison American musician
30 Duane Ward 1964 American baseball player
31 Duane Roland 1953 American rock guitarist
32 Duane Graveline 1931 American astronaut
33 Duane Hagadone 1932 Newspaper publisher, hotelier, property developer
34 Duane Starks 1974 Player of American football
35 Duane Earl Pope 1943 American murderer
36 Duane Solomon 1984 American middle-distance runner
37 Duane Adler Hollywood screenwriter, producer, director
38 Duane Elgin 1943 American writer
39 Duane Swierczynski 1972 Writer
40 Duane R. Bushey 1944 Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy
41 William J. Duane 1780 American politician, Jackson administration cabinet member
42 Duane Stephenson 1976
43 Duane E. Dewey 1931 United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
44 Duane Nellis 1954 American geographer and educator
45 Duane Bryers 1911 American painter
46 James Duane 1959 American legal scholar
47 Thomas Duane 1955 American politician
48 Duane Forde 1969 Canadian football player
49 Duane Akina 1958 American football player
50 Duane Capizzi American screenwriter
51 Duane Bickett 1962 American football player
52 Duane Causwell 1968 American basketball player
53 Duane Harden 1971 American musician
54 Duane Below 1985 American baseball pitcher
55 Duane Williams 1860 American lawyer; driving force behind the foundation of the International Tennis Federation
56 Duane G. Carey 1957 American Air Force lieutenant colonel and astronaut
57 Duane Putnam 1928 American football player and coach
58 Duane Ferrell 1965 American basketball player
59 Duane Cooper 1969 American basketball player
60 Duane Clemons 1974 American football player
61 Duane Allen 1937 American football player
62 Duane Courtney 1985 English footballer
63 Duane Steele Canadian singer
64 Duane Johnson 1991
65 Duane Carter 1913 Racecar driver
66 Duane Jones 1993 Snooker player
67 Duane H. Cassidy 1933 American general
68 Duane Darby 1973 English footballer
69 Duane Beeson 1921 American flying ace
70 Duane Litfin 1943 American academic administrator
71 Duane Josephson 1942 American baseball player
72 Duane Ross 1972 Athletics competitor
73 Duane Pederson 1938 American priest
74 Duane Mann 1965 New Zealand rugby league player
75 Duane Thomas 1961 American boxer
76 Duane Ticknor American basketball coach
77 Duane Jarvis 1957 American musician
78 Duane Bailey 1991 New Zealand basketball player
79 Duane Hall 1967 American politician
80 Duane Armstrong 1938 American artist
81 Duane Pillette 1922 Major League Baseball player
82 Duane Sand 1965 Naval officer
83 Duane Rupp 1938 Retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman
84 Duane Benson 1945 American football player
85 Duane Butler 1973 Player of American and Canadian football
86 Duane Milne 1967 American politician
87 Michael Duane 1915 British teacher
88 Duane Klueh 1926 American basketball player-coach
89 Duane D. Thiessen 1951 United States Marine Corps general
90 Duane Young 1968 American football player
91 Duane Purvis 1912 American javelin thrower
92 Duane Andrews 1972 Canadian guitarist
93 Duane D. Pearsall 1922 American entrepreneur
94 Paul Duane Irish-born writer and director
95 Duane Hawthorne 1976 American football player
96 Duane Quam 1960 American politician
97 Duane Eubanks 1969 American musician
98 Duane Bastress 1983 American mixed martial artist
99 Duane Swanson 1913 Basketball player
100 Duane Leroy Bliss 1833 American businessman
101 James Chatham Duane 1824 Union Army General
102 Duane Espy 1952 Baseball player and coach
103 Duane Kale Paralympic swimmer
104 Alexander Duane 1858 American ophthalmologist
105 Duane Woodward 1976 American basketball player
106 Duane Walker 1957 American baseball player
107 Duane Da Rocha 1988 Spanish swimmer
108 Duane Cole 1915 American aerobatic pilot
109 Duane Thompson 1903 American actress
110 Duane Ackerson 1942 American science fiction writer
111 Duane Wood 1937 American football player
112 Duane Davidson
113 Duane Hopkins 1973 British photographer and film director
114 Duane C. Spriestersbach 1916 Acting President of the University of Iowa
115 Duane Glinton 1982 Turks and Caicos Islands footballer
116 William Duane 1760 American newspaper editor
117 Duane Pasco 1932 Artisist
118 Duane Dee American singer and singer-songwriter
119 Duane Robinson 1968 American soccer player-coach
120 Duane Niatum 1938 American writer
121 Duane Laflin American magician
122 Duane Brooks 1987 American football player
123 Duane Lyman 1886 American architect
124 Duane Cousins 1973 Olympic athlete
125 Duane C. Butcher 1965 American diplomat
126 Duane Flatmo 1957 American sculptor
127 Duane Ilstrup 1946 American medical statistician
128 Duane Stark American politician
129 Duane E. Couey 1924 Ecclesiastical leader in the Community of Christ
130 Duane DeSoto 1978 American surfer
131 Duane J. Roth 1949 Member of the Board of CONNECT
132 Duane Carrell 1949 American football player
133 Duane Acker 1931
134 Duane Francies 1921
135 Duane Singleton 1972 American baseball player
136 Duane Wylie 1950 American-born Canadian ice hockey player
137 Duane Goossen American politician
138 Duane Alexander 1940 Physician
139 Anthony Duane 1679 Irish immigrant
140 Duane Garrison Hunt 1884 Catholic bishop
141 Duane Larson 1948 American baseball player
142 Duane Galloway 1961 Player of American football
143 Duane Ankney 1946 Member of the Montana House of Representatives
144 Duane H. Cooper 1923 American physicist
145 Duane Berentson 1928 American educator and politician
146 Duane Simolke 1965 American writer
147 Duane Joyce 1965 American ice hockey player
148 Ronnie Duane 1964 British rugby league player
149 Duane Wilson American football coach
150 Duane Richards 1936 American baseball player
151 Duane Weiman 1946 Canadian politician
152 Duane C. Pederson 1955 American Lutheran bishop
153 Duane Arnold 1953
154 Duane Pomeroy 1952 American politician
155 Matthew Duane 1707 British lawyer and arts patron
156 Duane Silverstein American environmentalist
157 Johnny Duane 1991 Gaelic football player
158 Duane Horsman 1937 American boxer
159 Duane Mutch 1925 American politician
160 Duane Goodfield 1985 Welsh rugby union player
161 Duane Weldon Rimel 1915 US writer
162 Duane Harmer 1974 Canadian ice hockey player
163 Duane F. Bruley American academic
164 Duane Roberts
165 Duane Sauke
166 Duane Hulbert American musician
167 Duane Dennis 1969 Canadian ice hockey player
168 Duane Theiss 1953 Major League Baseball pitcher
169 Duane Linklater
170 Duane Bray 1954 Canadian ice hockey player
171 Duane Straugheir 1989
172 Duane Tatro 1927 American composer
173 Duane James 1983
174 Duane Strydom 1969 South African Paralympian
175 Duane Boutte
176 Duane Christopherson 1930 American football coach
177 Duane Swank 1953 American political scientist
178 Duane A. Moody
179 Duane M. Eberlein American accountant
180 Duane B.Simmons 1837
181 Duane Rowe 1966
182 Duane Crandall 1946
183 Duane Grey 1921 American actor
184 Duane Reed Stuart 1873 American classical philologist
185 Carl Duane 1902
186 Duane Simpkins 1974 American basketball coach and basketball player
187 Duane Erwin 1982 American basketball player
188 Duane Cameron 1971
189 Rev. William J. Duane, S.J. 1868
190 Duane Wardlow 1932
191 Duane Koslowski 1959
192 Duane Isely 1918 Botanist (1918-2000)
193 Duane Baron American record producer
194 Duane Hitchings 1943 American musician
195 Duane Daniels American actor
196 Duane W. Roller American archaeologist
197 Duane Cooper Mathematician