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Hello... my family's last name is Dunks, which my mother always told me came from a French or Alsatian last name, 'La Duske', which was changed when my great-great etc. grandfather immigrated to the US. However, I have not been able to find this name in any databases so far... granted, I have only looked on the internet and not much farther.
But then, we heard from the owner of an Irish shop specializing in shields / coats of arms that our name *was* in his database, as a decendant of the Irish last name Duncombe. Our family is also Irish, but on my mother's side. However, Dad's side contains Scottish and English blood, so maybe Irish got mixed in at some point... My question is, has anyone ever ran into either name, LaDuske or Duncombe? Or Dunks? Any theories on where it came from? Thanks!
But then, we heard from the owner of an Irish shop specializing in shields / coats of arms that our name *was* in his database, as a decendant of the Irish last name Duncombe. Our family is also Irish, but on my mother's side. However, Dad's side contains Scottish and English blood, so maybe Irish got mixed in at some point... My question is, has anyone ever ran into either name, LaDuske or Duncombe? Or Dunks? Any theories on where it came from? Thanks!
This message was edited 7/11/2008, 9:50 AM
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Tracing the travel paths if the name "Dunks" has been difficult for me also. Our "Dunks" history travels back to New York in the mud 1700s, yet because of hand written documents and ledgers as well as duplicate names we have not been able to trace the direct line. Ireland, Scotland, or Wales.
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Dunks is almost certainly derived from Dunk which is English as you can see at http://www.searchforancestors.com/surnames/origin/d/dunk.php. You'll find information on the first Dunk immigrant to the US at
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hwbradley/aqwg33.htm
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~hwbradley/aqwg33.htm
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Wow! Thanks. I wonder if that is really my ancestor.
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Chances are that it is but you might want to check with others with the same surname at http://genforum.genealogy.com/dunks/ and http://boards.ancestry.com/surnames.dunks/mb.ashx
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