Dallas (name)
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Dallas is a surname
of Scottish
and English
origin. When of Scottish origin the name is a habitational name, derived from Dallas
near Forres
. This place-name is likely derived from the British
dol "meadow" + gwas "dwelling" (compare Gaelic dail + fas). This name also appears in County Londonderry
, Northern Ireland
. When of English origin the name is a habitational name, derived from the Old English dæl, or Old Norse
dalr "valley" + hus "house". An example of such a derivation is Dalehouse in North Yorkshire
. The name can also be a topographic name, derived in the same fashion.
Dallas is also used as a given name. The surname, when of Scottish origin, is considered by some to be a sept
of Clan Mackintosh
.
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
of Scottish
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
and English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
origin. When of Scottish origin the name is a habitational name, derived from Dallas
Dallas, Moray
Dallas is a small rural village in Moray, Scotland, south west of Elgin.It has a population of between 150 and 200. Although not well known, many larger settlements around the world are named after it...
near Forres
Forres
Forres , is a town and former royal burgh situated in the north of Scotland on the Moray coast, approximately 30 miles east of Inverness. Forres has been a winner of the Scotland in Bloom award on several occasions...
. This place-name is likely derived from the British
British language
The British language was an ancient Celtic language spoken in Britain.British language may also refer to:* Any of the Languages of the United Kingdom.*The Welsh language or the Brythonic languages more generally* British English...
dol "meadow" + gwas "dwelling" (compare Gaelic dail + fas). This name also appears in County Londonderry
County Londonderry
The place name Derry is an anglicisation of the old Irish Daire meaning oak-grove or oak-wood. As with the city, its name is subject to the Derry/Londonderry name dispute, with the form Derry preferred by nationalists and Londonderry preferred by unionists...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
. When of English origin the name is a habitational name, derived from the Old English dæl, or Old Norse
Old Norse
Old Norse is a North Germanic language that was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and inhabitants of their overseas settlements during the Viking Age, until about 1300....
dalr "valley" + hus "house". An example of such a derivation is Dalehouse in North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
. The name can also be a topographic name, derived in the same fashion.
Dallas is also used as a given name. The surname, when of Scottish origin, is considered by some to be a sept
Sept (social)
A sept is an English word for a division of a family, especially a division of a clan. The word might have its origin from Latin saeptum "enclosure, fold", or it can be an alteration of sect.The term is found in both Ireland and Scotland...
of Clan Mackintosh
Clan MacKintosh
Clan Mackintosh is a Scottish clan from Inverness with strong Jacobite ties. The Mackintoshes were also chiefs of the Chattan Confederation.-Origins:...
.
People with the surname Dallas
- Alexander Grant DallasAlexander Grant DallasAlexander Grant Dallas was Chief Factor of the Columbia District and New Caledonia fur districts of the Hudson's Bay Company from 1857 to 1861, then Chief Factor of Fort Garry in what was to become Manitoba from 1862 to 1864. He was later the Governor of Rupert's Land...
, son-in-law of Governor James Douglas of the Colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia, and senior official in that region for the company, and in Manitoba - Alexander J. Dallas (statesman)Alexander J. Dallas (statesman)Alexander James Dallas was an American statesman who served as the U.S. Treasury Secretary under President James Madison....
, father of George Mifflin Dallas and U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under president James Madison - Alexander J. Dallas (U.S. Navy officer)Alexander J. Dallas (U.S. Navy officer)Alexander James Dallas was an officer in the United States Navy....
, brother of George Mifflin Dallas and U.S. Navy officer during the War of 1812 and Seminole Wars - E. S. Dallas, a Victorian-era journalist for The Times in London and Paris
- George Mifflin Dallas, 11th Vice President of the United States of America, from 1845 to 1849
- Hugh DallasHugh DallasHugh Dallas MBE is a Scottish former football referee. He officiated at two FIFA World Cup tournaments, in 1998 and 2002; he was appointed fourth official for the 2002 FIFA World Cup Final...
, former Scottish football (soccer) referee - Ian Dallas, Scottish author and former playwright for the BBC, now notable Muslim scholar
- John Dallas (rugby player) (1878-1942), Scottish international rugby union player and referee
- Matt DallasMatt DallasMatthew Joseph "Matt" Dallas is an American actor, best known for playing the titular character on the ABC Family series, Kyle XY.-Personal life:Dallas was born in Phoenix, Arizona and attended Arizona School for the Arts...
, American actor - Sandra DallasSandra DallasSandra Dallas is an award-winning American author of both novels and non-fiction books, as well as an ex-reporter for BusinessWeek magazine.-Biography:...
, American author
People with the given name Dallas
- Dallas, a former persona of professional wrestler Lance HoytLance HoytLance Hoyt is an American professional wrestler, currently signed to New Japan Pro Wrestling as Lance Archer. He is best known for his work in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling, where he is a two time NWA World Tag Team Champion with Kid Kash while the title was under the TNA banner...
- Dallas AustinDallas AustinDallas Austin is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician, based in Atlanta, Georgia. Some of his most notable clients include Michael Jackson, TLC, Boyz II Men, Pink, Monica, Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Stacie Orrico, Another Bad Creation, Fishbone, Sugababes, Anastacia, Namie Amuro, Kim...
, American songwriter, producer and instrumentalist - Dallas BradenDallas BradenDallas Lee Braden is a left-handed pitcher for the Oakland Athletics. He was drafted out of Texas Tech University in the twenty fourth round of the 2004 Major League Baseball Draft by the Athletics...
, professional American Baseball player - Dallas CampbellDallas CampbellDallas Campbell is a British television presenter and television and stage actor. His acting credits include Spender, A Touch of Frost, Family Affairs, Casualty and Holby City...
, British television presenter - Dallas ClarkDallas ClarkDallas Dean Clark is an American football tight end for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Colts 24th overall in the 2003 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Iowa...
, professional American Football player - Dallas ComegysDallas ComegysDallas Alonzo Comegys is an American former professional basketball player.- Professional career :Comegys was selected by the Atlanta Hawks with the 21st overall pick of the 1987 NBA Draft...
, former professional basketball player - Dallas CookDallas CookRyan Dallas Cook , better known to his fans as Dallas Cook, was one of two trombone players in third-wave ska band Suburban Legends.-Suburban Legends:...
, ska trombonist - Dallas DrakeDallas DrakeDallas James Drake is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey winger in the National Hockey League who last played for the Detroit Red Wings. Previously, Drake played for the Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes, and St. Louis Blues...
, pro ice hockey player - Dallas FrazierDallas FrazierDallas Frazier is an American country musician and songwriter who had success in the 1950s and 60s.-Biography:Frazier was born in Spiro, Oklahoma but was raised in Bakersfield, California...
, country musician and songwriter - Dallas GreenDallas GreenGeorge Dallas Green is a former pitcher, manager, and executive in Major League Baseball. After playing for the Philadelphia Phillies and two other teams, he went on to manage the Phillies, the New York Yankees, and the New York Mets, and managed the Phillies when they won their first World Series...
, former pro baseball player, manager and executive - Dallas Green (musician)Dallas Green (musician)Dallas Green is a Canadian musician who releases music as City and Colour. He is also known for his work as the former vocalist, guitarist and songwriter for the post-hardcore band Alexisonfire.-Name:...
, guitarist/singer/pianist of Alexisonfire and City and Colour - Bryce Dallas HowardBryce Dallas HowardBryce Dallas Howard is an American film actress and daughter of director Ron Howard. She made her acting debut in her father's 1989 movie Parenthood and went on to have small roles in films and make stage appearances for the next several years...
, actress - Dallas JohnsonDallas JohnsonDallas Johnson is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the North Queensland Cowboys in the National Rugby League and formerly the Melbourne Storm and Catalans Dragons. He plays primarily as a lock forward.Between 2007 and 2009, Johnson played in four consecutive NRL grand finals...
, Australian rugby league player. - Dallas LongDallas LongDallas Crutcher Long is an American track and field athlete, who was four time world record holder in the shot put. He was born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas.Long attended the University of Southern California...
, Olympic champion shotputter - Dallas Lovato, sister of singer/songwriter Demi LovatoDemi Lovato"She’s got the range, the full emotional spectrum, incredible control… Vocally, she’s the best thing Disney’s had since Christina Aguilera."—Producer Toby Gad on Demi Lovato's vocals...
- Dallas MoirDallas MoirDallas Moir was a Maltese-born Scottish cricketer who played first class cricket for Scotland in 1980 and 1986 and for Derbyshire between 1981 and 1985....
, Scottish cricketer - Dallas ReynoldsDallas Reynolds-Philadelphia Eagles:Reynolds was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Philadelphia Eagles on April 27, 2009. He was waived on September 5, 2009, but was re-signed to the Eagles' practice squad on October 21 after Mike Gibson was signed off the practice squad by the Seattle Seahawks...
, American football player - Dallas SmithDallas SmithDallas Earl Smith is a former National Hockey League defenceman who played fifteen seasons for the Boston Bruins.-Playing career:...
, former pro ice hockey player - Dallas Smith (singer), singer for the Canadian band Default
- Dallas SooniasDallas SooniasDallas Soonias is a male volleyball player from Canada, who competed for the Men's National Team as a right side hitter. He was a member of the national squad who ended up in seventh place at the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Soonias received the 2005 Tom Longboat Award as the...
, Canadian volleyball player - Dallas Taylor (drummer)Dallas Taylor (drummer)Dallas Woodrow Taylor Jr. was born in Denver, Colorado, 7 April 1948. He is a session drummer who has played on several rock records of the 1960s and 1970s...
, an American session drummer - Dallas Taylor (vocalist)Dallas Taylor (vocalist)Dallas Taliaferro Taylor is an American musician who is the vocalist for the southern metal band Maylene and the Sons of Disaster. He is also known as the former vocalist and founder of the American metalcore band Underoath. He performed on three Underoath albums: Act of Depression, Cries of the...
, vocalist for the band Maylene and the Sons of Disaster
Fictional people with the given name Dallas
- Korben Dallas, ex-soldier and unlikely hero cab-driver played by Bruce Willis in the movie The Fifth Element, set in the 23rd century
- Stella Dallas, title character of a 1923 novel and numerous subsequent theatrical, radio, and film versions
- Steve DallasSteve DallasSteve Dallas is a fictional character in the American comic strips of Berke Breathed, most famously Bloom County in the 1980s.He was first introduced as an obnoxious frat boy in the college strip The Academia Waltz, which ran in the University of Texas's Daily Texan during 1978 and 1979...
, a character in the American comic strips of Berke Breathed, most famously "Bloom County" - Dallas, a character in the 1979 film Alien, played by Tom Skeritt, captain of the starship Nostromo
- Dallas Winston, a character in S.E. Hinton's novel "The Outsiders"
- Eve DallasEve DallasEve Dallas is the main character of the In Death series, a futuristic romance-mystery series by J.D. Robb, pseudonym for author Nora Roberts.- Character Basis :...
, the lead character in J.D. RobbJ.D. RobbJ.D. Robb was a composer of electronic and classical music....
's In DeathIn DeathThe …in Death series of novels, written by Nora Roberts under her pseudonym J. D. Robb, features NYPSD Lieutenant Eve Dallas and her husband Roarke and is set in a mid-21st century New York City. The stories also regularly feature other characters, including Captain Ryan Feeney, Detective Delia...
series of mysteries.