Lunn
Usually a shortened or altered form of Lund, a surname tied to places named Lund in northern England.
The #7,189 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 66,397 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Most 19th-century surname writers treat Lunn as a reduced or corrupted form of Lund. The place-name Lund comes from Old Norse or Old English roots meaning a grove or small wood, and it appears in several localities in Lancashire and Yorkshire. So the surname most likely began as a habitational name for someone who came from one of those places.
History
Lower and later writers consistently connect Lunn with Lund, rather than treating it as an independent surname. The name is especially associated with northern England, where place-names of this type are common. Some older writers also suggest confusion with other similar names, so a few lineages may have been altered in spelling over time.
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Fun fact
A few older surname books explicitly note that Lunn and Lund could be confused in historical records, which is common for short names with similar local pronunciations.
From the historical record
“subject. LUNN. A corruption of Lund. There are several localities so called in Lanca- shire and Yorkshire. LUNNIS. Probably a corruption of Londouoys, which see. LUNSFORD. A manor in the parish of Echinghara, co. Sussex, Avhich, accord- ing to genealogists, belonged to the family in the reign of Edward the…”
— Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom