About the Duncanson Surname

Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Duncanson is usually a form of Duncan. Duncanson adds a patronymic ending to Duncan, marking ‘son of’ or ‘of the family of’. Its meaning, shared with Duncan, is “Brown warrior”.

The same family of names includes Dunkin and Donaghy.

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