Dundas

E203020

Dundas is a Scottish surname historically associated with a prominent Lowland family influential in politics, law, and public life in Britain.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Dundas canonical 6

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish surname
family name
surname
associatedEstate Arniston
associatedPlace Dundas Castle
surface form: Dundas Castle, West Lothian
associatedTitle Baron Dundas
Earl of Zetland
Viscount Melville
associatedWith Clan Dundas
Dundas family
Scottish nobility
category Scottish Lowlands families
Scottish surnames
Surnames of Scottish origin
coatOfArmsBearer Dundas family
countryOfOrigin Scotland
etymologyStatus uncertain
hasCategory Political families of the United Kingdom
Scottish political families
hasNotableBearer David Dundas, 1st Baron Dundas
George Dundas
Henry Dundas
surface form: Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville

Lawrence Dundas, 1st Earl of Zetland
Robert Dundas of Arniston, the elder
Robert Dundas of Arniston, the younger
Thomas Dundas, 1st Baron Dundas
hasVariant Dondas
Dundass
historicallyLinkedTo British imperial administration
British political elite
Scottish legal establishment
languageOfOrigin Scottish
notableFor influence in British law
influence in British politics
influence in British public life
regionOfOrigin Central Lowlands of Scotland
surface form: Lowlands of Scotland
timePeriodOfProminence 18th century
19th century
traditionalSeat Dundas Castle
usedInLanguage English
Scots

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Henry Dundas familyName Dundas
Viscount Melville familyName Dundas
subject surface form: Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
1st Viscount Melville familyName Dundas
subject surface form: Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville
Lord Ronaldshay familyName Dundas