The Dunbarr Family Name

A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Dunbarr, so the heraldry linked to Dunbar is a starting point, not an automatic right.

What Dunbarr means

Many Dunbarr families will find their roots under Dunbar, the form most records use. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “Fort on the summit”.

Dunbarr adds “r” to Dunbar, a small change that appeared as the name was written down. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists.

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