Dineen

Dineen is an Irish surname. It is derived from the Gaelic Ó Duinnín ‘descendant of Duinnín', a diminutive of Donn 'dark, brown'. The Ó Duinnín were hereditary historians to the MacCarthy Mór. People with the surname include:

* Bill Dineen (1932–2016), ice hockey player and coach
* Bobby Dineen (1919–1984), Irish sportsperson
* Carolyn Dineen King (born 1938), American judge
* David Dineen-Porter (born 1979), Canadian actor, comedian and musician
* Donal Dineen (born 1969), Irish radio and television presenter, photographer, film maker
* Gary Dineen (1943–2006), Canadian hockey personality
* Gord Dineen (born 1962), ice hockey player and coach
* Hannah Dineen, Irish camogie player
* James Owen Dineen (1920–1975), Canadian engineer and university administrator
* John Dineen (1935–2025), Australian footballer
* Kerry Dineen (1952–2015), fbaseball player
* Kevin Dineen (born 1963), ice hockey player and coachs
* Molly Dineen (born 1959), UK television documentary director, cinematographer and producer
* Patricia Dineen (1936–1961), American figure skater, wife of Robert
* Patrick Dineen (born 1938), Irish cricketer
* Peter Dineen (born 1960), American ice hockey player
* Robert Dineen (1937–1961), American figure skater, husband of Patricia
* Seán Dineen (1944–2024), Irish mathematician
* Sylvester A. Dineen (1898–1950), American schoolteacher and politician

## See also

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* Dinneen
* Downing

Surname list

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