BEN DADOUN Origin of surname
DADOUN, DADUN, DADON, BEN DADON, BEN DADOUN
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a toponymic (derived from a geographic name of a town, city, region or country). Surnames that are based on place names do not always testify to direct origin from that place, but may indicate an indirect relation between the name-bearer or his ancestors and the place, such as birth place, temporary residence, trade, or family-relatives.
Dadoun is associated with Ouled Doudoun, an area in the territory of Berber tribe of Ida-Ou-Blal, in southern Morocco. In the 20th century, Dadoun is recorded as a Jewish family name with David and Daniela Dadoun and their son Jacky, who died in the tragic Egoz incident. The ship Egoz, carrying immigrants from Morocco to Israel, had been chartered by the Jewish underground in Morocco. It sank with the loss of 44 passengers on January 10, 1961.
Surnames derive from one of many different origins. Sometimes there may be more than one explanation for the same name. This family name is a toponymic (derived from a geographic name of a town, city, region or country). Surnames that are based on place names do not always testify to direct origin from that place, but may indicate an indirect relation between the name-bearer or his ancestors and the place, such as birth place, temporary residence, trade, or family-relatives.
Dadoun is associated with Ouled Doudoun, an area in the territory of Berber tribe of Ida-Ou-Blal, in southern Morocco. In the 20th century, Dadoun is recorded as a Jewish family name with David and Daniela Dadoun and their son Jacky, who died in the tragic Egoz incident. The ship Egoz, carrying immigrants from Morocco to Israel, had been chartered by the Jewish underground in Morocco. It sank with the loss of 44 passengers on January 10, 1961.