Duncan


Gender:
Origin: Gaelic, Latin
1127 famous people named Duncan found on Wikipedia.
19698 male, 11 female in US.
Most recent ranking: 917-th in year 2018
Best ranking: 378-th in year 1997
Used in: English, Scottish

Meanings

Duncan is a given name. It is an Anglicised form of the Gaelic Donnchadh. The final letter n in the Anglicised Duncan seems to be a result of confusion in the Latin form of the name—Duncanus—with the Gaelic word ceann, meaning "head". One opinion is that the Gaelic Donnchadh is composed of the elements donn, meaning "dark or dark-haired man" or "chieftain"; and cath, meaning "battle", together meaning "dark-haired or dark warrior". Another opinion is that the Gaelic Donnchadh is composed of the elements donn, meaning "brown"; and chadh, meaning "chief" or "noble".

From Gaelic donn "brown, dark" (see dun (adj.)) + ceann "head."

Brown chief, brown warrior.

Famous People: 1127 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Michael Clarke Duncan 1957 Actor
2 Duncan Bannatyne 1949 Scottish entrepreneur, philanthropist and author
3 Isadora Duncan 1877 American dancer and choreographer
4 Lindsay Duncan 1950 Actress
5 Sandy Duncan 1946 American singer and actor
6 Arne Duncan 1964 American basketball player
7 Duncan James 1978 English singer, actor and television presenter
8 Duncan Ferguson 1971 Footballer
9 Duncan Edwards 1936 Association footballer
10 Duncan I of Scotland 1001 King of Scotland
11 Duncan Watmore 1994 Footballer
12 Duncan Keith 1983 Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman
13 Duncan D. Hunter 1976 American politician and U.S. Marine Corps officer
14 Elle Duncan
15 Duncan Grant 1885 British artist
16 Duncan Sheik 1969 American musician
17 Duncan Trussell 1974 Actor, comedian
18 Alan Duncan 1957 British politician
19 Mal Duncan
20 Duncan Haldane 1951 Professor of physics at Princeton University
21 Duncan Hunter 1948 American politician
22 Christopher B. Duncan 1970 Actor
23 Alastair Duncan 1958 Scottish actor
24 Duncan Preston 1946 British actor
25 Lois Duncan 1934 American young-adult and children's writer
26 Kirsty Duncan 1966 Canadian politician
27 Duncan Regehr 1952 Canadian writer, artist and actor
28 Duncan Idaho Fictional character from Dune
29 Duncan II of Scotland 1060 King of Scots
30 Arthur Duncan 1933 American dancer
31 Duncan Hines 1880 Writer, food critic
32 Helen Duncan 1897 British medium
33 Duncan Renaldo 1904 American actor
34 Whitney Duncan 1984 American musician
35 Duncan Fletcher 1948 High catcher
36 Duncan Phyfe 1770 Scottish-American cabinetmaker
37 Duncan Sandys 1908 British politician
38 Duncan Goodhew 1957 British swimmer, Olympic gold medallist
39 Alfred Duncan 1993 Association football player from Ghana
40 Lesley Duncan 1943 English singer-songwriter
41 Scott Duncan 1983 American billionaire
42 Mike Duncan 1951 American political activist
43 Jimmy Duncan 1947 Tennessee politician
44 Duncan Norvelle 1958 British comedian
45 Dan Duncan 1933 American businessman
46 Tricia Duncan 1973 Swimmer
47 Elizabeth Ann Duncan 1904 American murderer
48 Big John Duncan 1957 British musician
49 Duncan McKenzie 1950 Footballer
50 David Douglas Duncan 1916 American photographer
51 Thomas Eric Duncan 1972 Liberian who became the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the United States
52 Duncan Brannan American actor
53 Duncan Campbell Scott 1862 Canadian politician
54 Shelley Duncan 1979 American baseball player
55 C Duncan 1989 Scottish Musician
56 Duncan Mighty 1983 Nigerian singer
57 Duncan Lamont 1918 British actor
58 Paula Duncan 1952 Australian actress
59 Duncan Scott 1997 British swimmer
60 Duncan Robinson 1994
61 Daniel Kablan Duncan 1943 Ivorian politician
62 Duncan Pow British actor
63 Chris Duncan 1981 American baseball player
64 Duncan McRae 1974 Australian dual code rugby player
65 Tara Duncan Fictional character
66 Stuart Duncan 1964 American musician
67 Theresa Duncan 1966 Video game designer, blogger, filmmaker, critic
68 Duncan Weir 1991 Scottish rugby union player
69 Gary Duncan 1946 American musician
70 Bryan Duncan 1953 American musician
71 Duncan White 1918 Ceylonese athlete
72 Todd Duncan 1903 American opera singer
73 Duncan Hamilton 1920 Racecar driver
74 Duncan Hames 1977 British politician
75 Dave Duncan 1933 Scottish Canadian fantasy writer
76 Duncan Macrae 1905 Scottish actor and comedian
77 Duncan Browne 1947 British singer
78 Duncan Rouleau Writer
79 Katie Hoyle 1988 Association footballer
80 Duncan Kenworthy 1949 British film producer
81 Mariano Duncan 1963 Baseball player
82 Jeff Duncan Musician
83 Duncan Garner 1974 New Zealand journalist
84 Duncan J. Watts 1971 Australian physicist and sociologist
85 Duncan Mackay 1950 British composer, singer, arranger, and keyboard player
86 Duncan MacPherson 1966 Canadian ice hockey player
87 Jim Duncan 1946 American football player
88 Carmen Duncan 1942 Australian actress
89 Duncan Kennedy 1942 American legal scholar
90 Adam Duncan, 1st Viscount Duncan 1731 Royal Navy admiral
91 Duncan Falconer British Army officer
92 Glen Duncan 1965 British writer
93 Duncan Shearer 1962 Scottish footballer
94 Randy Duncan 1937 American football player
95 Eve Duncan
96 Duncan Lunan 1945 Astronomer, writer
97 Archie Duncan 1914 British actor
98 Laurie Duncan 1991 English television actor
99 Duncan Lewis 1953 Australian military officer, diplomat and public servant; Director-General of Security
100 Duncan Sharpe 1937 Pakistani cricketer
101 Duncan Scott-Ford 1921 British spy
102 Tommy Duncan 1911 American musician
103 Michelle Duncan 1978 British actress
104 Jack Duncan 1993 Football player
105 Duncan Wisbey 1971 English actor
106 Ligon Duncan 1960 American scholar and pastor
107 Patrick Sheane Duncan 1947 American film director, producer and writer
108 Seymour W. Duncan 1951 American musician
109 Duncan Roy 1960 British film director
110 Pamela Duncan 1931 American actress
111 Duncan MacMillan American businessman
112 Dayton Duncan 1949 American screenwriter and producer
113 Cameron Duncan 1986 New Zealand filmmaker
114 Duncan Siemens 1993 Canadian ice hockey defenceman
115 Duncan Armstrong 1968 Australian swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, former world record-holder
116 Linda Duncan 1949 Canadian politician
117 Duncan Patterson 1975 British musician
118 Duncan Duff 1964 British actor
119 Allyson Kay Duncan 1951 United States federal judge
120 Duncan Jones 1978 Welsh rugby union player
121 Duncan Lacroix
122 Duncan L. Niederauer American businessman
123 Duncan Williams 1986 Irish rugby union player
124 Duncan Chow 1978 Hong kong actor
125 Duncan Black 1908 British economist
126 Duncan Phillips 1886 American art collector
127 Ray Duncan 1930 American businessman
128 Gordon Duncan 1964 British composer
129 Stephen Duncan 1787 American planter
130 Duncan Gay 1950 Australian politician
131 Duncan Coutts 1969 Canadian musician
132 David James Duncan 1952 Novelist, essayist
133 Duncan Campbell, 1st Lord Campbell 1390 Justiciar of Argyll and head of Clan Campbell
134 Hugo Duncan 1950 Northern Irish singer
135 Duncan Button
136 Duncan Kane Fictional human
137 Andy Duncan 1962 British businessman
138 Mary Duncan 1895 American actress
139 John Duncan 1948 Canadian politician, born 1948
140 Mitch Duncan 1991 Australian rules footballer
141 Ian Duncan 1961 Kenyan rally driver
142 Robert Duncan 1948 American bishop
143 Duncan U. Fletcher 1859 American politician
144 Eric Duncan 1984 Professional baseball player
145 Malcolm Duncan 1945 Scottish tenor saxophonist
146 Priscilla Duncan 1983 Association footballer
147 Duncan Lloyd British musician
148 Richard C. Duncan American futurologist
149 Duncan Bell 1974 English rugby union player
150 Kenne Duncan 1903 Canadian actor
151 Raymond Duncan 1874 American dancer, philosopher, poet, writer
152 Duncan Steel 1955 British astronomer
153 Duncan Campbell 1972 Irish conceptual and video artist
154 Ryan Duncan 1985 Canadian ice hockey player
155 Duncan Lee 1913 OSS officer and Soviet spy
156 William fitz Duncan 1090 Son of king Donnchad II of Scotland
157 Josh Duncan 1986 American basketball player
158 Donnie Duncan 1940 American football coach, college athletics administrator
159 Duncan Fegredo 1964 British comic book artist
160 Susan Duncan 1930 Australian writer
161 Arlene Duncan Canadian actress
162 Duncan Watson Actor
163 Tim Duncan 1979 Player of American football
164 Duncan McArthur 1772 American politician
165 Doug Duncan 1955 American politician
166 Donald W. Duncan 1930 American soldier and anti-war activist
167 Dwight Duncan 1959 Canadian politician
168 Zélia Duncan 1964 Brazilian musician
169 Trevor Duncan 1924 English composer
170 Duncan McNaughton 1910 Athletics competitor
171 Duncan McCue Canadian journalist
172 Duncan Taylor 1958 British diplomat
173 Duncan Alexander Cameron 1808 British Army general
174 Duncan Kerr 1952 Australian politician
175 Robert L. Duncan 1953 Texas politician
176 Natalie Duncan 1988 Singer
177 Duncan Fearnley 1940 English cricketer
178 Johnny Duncan 1931 American skiffle musician
179 Speedy Duncan 1943 American football player
180 Duncan Stewart 1904 British colonial administrator
181 Ronald Duncan 1914 British writer
182 David Duncan 1913 American screenwriter
183 Duncan Heath 1946 British talent agent
184 Duncan Potts 1961 Royal Navy admiral
185 George Duncan 1883 Professional golfer
186 Joe Don Duncan 1990 NFL player
187 Duncan Tucker 2000 American film director
188 Duncan K. Foley 1942 American economist
189 Calvin Duncan 1961 American basketball player
190 Curtis Duncan 1965 American football player
191 Duncan Gordon Boyes 1846 Recipient of the Victoria Cross
192 Steve Duncan American historian and photographer
193 Hal Duncan 1971 Scottish writer
194 Duncan Ban MacIntyre 1724 British poet
195 Peter Duncan 1964 Film director, screenwriter
196 Duncan Dokiwari 1973 Boxer
197 Jane Duncan 1910 British writer
198 William Henry Duncan 1805 English Medical Officer of Health
199 William Duncan 1832 British missionary
200 Duncan McNabb 1952 United States general