Dallas (name)

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Dallas is a surname of Scottish and English origin, as well as a given name. 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.

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Surname

The surname, when of Scottish origin, is considered by some to be a sept of Clan Mackintosh.

Alexander Grant Dallas (1816-1882), Canadian fur trader and official
Alexander J. Dallas (statesman) (1759-1817), U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under President James Madison; father of George Mifflin Dallas
Alexander J. Dallas (United States Navy officer) (1791-1844), U.S. Navy officer; brother of George M. Dallas
Darcy Dallas (born 1972), Canadian ice hockey player
DeVan Dallas (1926-2016), American politician
Eneas Sweetland Dallas (1828-1879), Scottish journalist
George M. Dallas (1792-1864), 11th Vice President of the United States of America (1845-1849)
Hugh Dallas (born 1957), former Scottish football (soccer) referee
Ian Dallas (Abdalqadir as-Sufi) (born 1930), Scottish author and Muslim convert
John Dallas (1878-1942), Scottish rugby union player and referee
Josh Dallas (born 1978), American actor
Karl Dallas (1931-2016), British writer, musician, and activist
Matt Dallas (born 1982), American actor
Robert Dallas (1756-1824), British judge
Sandra Dallas, American author
Stuart Dallas (born 1991), Northern Ireland soccerplayer

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Given name

Dallas, a former persona of professional wrestler Lance Hoyt (born 1977)
Dallas Adams (1947-1991), actor
Dallas Austin (born 1970), American songwriter, producer and instrumentalist
Dallas Braden (born 1983), professional American baseball player
Dallas Campbell (born 1970), British television presenter
Dallas Cavell (1925-1993), actor and bingo caller
Dallas Clark (born 1979), professional American football player
Dallas Comegys (born 1964), former professional basketball player
Ryan Dallas Cook (1982-2005), ska trombonist
Dallas Duhé, a teen Louisiana based artist, accredited with several art awards including Distinguished Southern Artist of the Year (2008)
Dallas Drake (born 1969), pro ice hockey player
Dallas Frazier (born 1939), country musician and songwriter
Dallas Green (1934-2017), pro baseball player, manager and executive
Dallas Green (born 1980), guitarist, singer and pianist of Alexisonfire and City and Colour
Bryce Dallas Howard (born 1981), actress
Dallas Johnson (born 1982), Australian rugby league player
Dallas Keuchel (born 1988), American baseball player
Dallas Long (born 1940), Olympic champion shotputter
Dallas Lovato, sister of singer and songwriter Demi Lovato
Dallas McKennon (1919-2009), American actor
Dallas Moir (born 1957), Scottish cricketer
Diamond Dallas Page (born 1956), American professional wrestler
Dallas Reynolds (born 1984), American football player
Dallas Seavey (born 1987), Iditarod musher
Dallas Smith (born 1941), former pro ice hockey player
Dallas Smith (born 1977), singer for the Canadian band Default
Dallas Soonias (born 1984), Canadian volleyball player
Dallas Taylor (1948-2015), an American session drummer
Dallas Taylor (born 1980), vocalist for the band Maylene and the Sons of Disaster
Dallas Wiens (born 1985), the first United States recipient of a full face transplant
Dallas Willard (1935-2013), an American Christian philosopher

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Fictional characters named 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 Dallas, a character in the American comic strips of Berke Breathed, most famously Bloom County
Dallas, a character in the 1979 film Alien, captain of the starship Nostromo, played by Tom Skerritt
Dallas Winston, a character in S. E. Hinton's novel The Outsiders
Dallas Dog, a character voiced by David Rintoul in the British TV series Peppa Pig most known as Granddad Dog
Eve Dallas, the lead character in J.D. Robb's in Death series of mysteries
Mike Dallas, fictional character in Degrassi
Dallas, a minor character in the 2001 science fiction horror film Jason X, played by Todd Farmer
Dallas, recurring character in Austin & Ally
Dallas Genoard, a character from the light novels and anime series Baccano!
Dallas, a skilled criminal and one of the four playable characters in Payday: The Heist
Dallas, a prostitute with a heart of gold, played by Claire Trevor in the 1939 film Stagecoach