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), baseball player
• Kevin Dineen (born 1963), ice hockey player and coach
• 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

• Dinneen
• Downing