Dendinger Surname

457,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 740 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Dendinger Surname User-submission:

Dendinger is possibly a location based surname, originally from Dettingham, Germany. However, don't count on being 'pure German' if you are from there. Due to wars and invasions, many people from there are actually more English and French than they are German.

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Dendinger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7121:509,07242,697
Romania251:803,11551,863
England11:55,718,059489,080
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Dendinger Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Dendinger is possibly a location based surname, originally from Dettingham, Germany. However, don't count on being 'pure German' if you are from there. Due to wars and invasions, many people from there are actually more English and French than they are German.

Another possible meaning of the surname is akin to a metal craftsman in the age of plate mail for knights. Dendingers may have been the blacksmith's who formed the suits of armor.

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Dendinger Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Dendinger Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Dendinger occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dendinger? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 457,199th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 9,848,035 people. The surname Dendinger is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Dendinger reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 712 people, or 1 in 509,072. In The United States Dendinger is primarily found in: Ohio, where 22 percent reside, Nebraska, where 15 percent reside and Louisiana, where 13 percent reside. Beside The United States this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Romania, where 3 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Dendinger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dendinger has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dendinger last name grew 1,167 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dendinger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Dendinger are 32.05% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 78.82% being registered with the party.

Dendinger earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.52% less than the national average, earning $41,199 USD per year.

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