As described in historical dictionaries

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)

(origin: Sax.) From Dun, a hill, and stan, a stone--the stone-hill, or the strong, enduring dun or fortress.

Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.


Patronymica Britannica (1860)

DUNSTONE. DUNSTAN. IMore probably from one of the places so called in cos. Lincoln, Norfolk, Northumberland, and Stafford, than from the \vell-knowu A-Sax. personal name.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.


Origin: Anglo-Saxon

Region of origin: British Isles

Country of origin: England

Religion of origin: Christian

Language of origin: English

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