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- 1 2 Dobson, David (2003). The Scottish Surnames of Colonial America (reprint). Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 37. ISBN 9780806352091 – via Google Books.
- 1 2 3 "Dinsmore Last Name Origin". Internet Surname Database. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- ↑ Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. 2013 http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=dinsmore – via Ancestry.com.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Smith, Elsdon Coles (1986) [Originally published in 1969]. American Surnames (reprint). Genealogical Publishing Com. p. 242. ISBN 9780806311500 – via Internet Archive.
- ↑ Arthur, William (1857). An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. Sheldon, Blakeman & Co. ISBN 1177681250.
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