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| DADDOW | poss: da-dow, the good | 66 |
| DANING, DANNAN, DANNING | poss: from place Bodannan, St. Endellion parish, bos Annan, dwelling of Annan | 11 |
| DAWE | unknown meaning; if Cornish or West Country poss: from Cornish Dewy, David. Many Cornish words have dew as a prefix, an interesting possibility is Dewnek, a person from Devon, a place where the name is found in numbers. Found in Fowey, Cornwall as early as 1377. Dawlish in Devon possibly derives from du = dark or black and a second element. | 604 |
| DEANE, DEAN | den, man | 57 |
| DELL | poss: personal name Dell, poss: dol, a dale (doubtful) | 12 |
| DENNIS, DINNIS, DINAS | dynas, castle or hill fort. | 378 |
| DERRICK, DERICK | derowek, oak grove | 8 |
| DERRY, DERREY | derow, oak trees | 39 |
| DEVERIL, DEVERAL | dowr-iel, stream within fertile banks | 0 |
| DEW | du, dark, black, sombre | 12 |
| DILLY | personal name Dili | 1 |
| DINHAM, DENHAM, DYNHAM | poss: dynyon, hill forts | 4 |
| DINNER, DENNER | from saint Diner | 69 |
| DOBLE, DOBELL | unknown meaning | 92 |
| DOLLEY, DOLLY, DOLEY | poss: dol-y(n), narrow meadow with a stream | 22 |
| DOW | poss: du, dark or black | 3 |
| DOWER | dowr, water | 144 |
| DOWLING, DOWLYN | poss: deulyn, knees? or poss: dow-lyn, water pool | 2 |
| DOWRICK | dowr-yk, little water | 150 |
| DRAKE | unknown origin, poss: tre-yk, little homestead | 69 |
| DRAY | tre, homestead | 4 |
| DREW | poss: tro, turn or twist or poss: dryw, wren | 342 |
| DUNGEY | poss: dyn-jy, house by hill fort, poss: dun-ke, hill enclosed by a hedge | 93 |
| DUSTOW | poss: from parish name Davidstow, or from personal name Ustoc | 37 |
| DYER | tyor, thatcher | 483 |