Denham Surname
Approximately 19,743 people bear this surname
Denham Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Denham = 1 the Valley Enclosure or Dwelling [Old English denu, valley + ham(m, enclosure, &c.] 2 Dene’s or Dena’s Home or Estate [Old English hám] There has doubtless been confusion with the following name.
Denham Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 11,128 | 1:32,572 | 4,066 |
| England | 4,435 | 1:12,563 | 1,855 |
| Australia | 1,675 | 1:16,117 | 2,280 |
| Canada | 689 | 1:53,477 | 6,389 |
| Scotland | 327 | 1:16,373 | 2,016 |
| Nigeria | 310 | 1:571,428 | 27,680 |
| New Zealand | 241 | 1:18,790 | 3,301 |
| Yemen | 190 | 1:139,080 | 7,187 |
| Wales | 189 | 1:16,373 | 1,773 |
| South Africa | 106 | 1:511,110 | 41,270 |
| Panama | 65 | 1:60,189 | 2,750 |
| Northern Ireland | 59 | 1:31,272 | 3,207 |
| Ireland | 50 | 1:94,179 | 5,191 |
| Chile | 33 | 1:533,833 | 13,415 |
| Argentina | 33 | 1:1,295,255 | 74,988 |
| Jamaica | 29 | 1:98,964 | 4,125 |
| Brazil | 14 | 1:15,291,024 | 280,658 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Sweden | 11 | 1:895,160 | 66,831 |
| Belgium | 11 | 1:1,045,149 | 78,166 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Isle of Man | 8 | 1:10,728 | 2,153 |
| Denmark | 7 | 1:806,388 | 43,211 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 5 | 1:22,075 | 2,767 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Marshall Islands | 2 | 1:25,910 | 1,967 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 1:34,329 | 862 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 32 | 1:138,433 | 7,742 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,462 | 1:9,901 | 1,492 |
| Scotland | 161 | 1:23,250 | 2,179 |
| Wales | 20 | 1:78,421 | 3,652 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,733 | 1:28,978 | 3,533 |
Denham (1,920) may also be a first name.
Denham Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Denham = 1 the Valley Enclosure or Dwelling [Old English denu, valley + ham(m, enclosure, &c.] 2 Dene’s or Dena’s Home or Estate [Old English hám] There has doubtless been confusion with the following name.
(English) One who came from Denham (homestead in a valley, or the hill of Dunn’s people), the name of several places in England; dweller in a valley.
Parishes in cos. Suffolk and Bucks.
A location name in Bedfordshire, Suffolk.
Denham Demographics
Average Male Denham Height
177.53 cm
Average Female Denham Height
162.91 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Denham Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Denham Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Denham occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Denham? popularity and diffusion
The surname Denham is the 27,222nd most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 369,120 people. The last name Denham is predominantly found in The Americas, where 55 percent of Denham live; 54 percent live in North America and 54 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 173,270th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 1,920 people.
The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 11,128 people, or 1 in 32,572. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 8 percent are found, Georgia, where 7 percent are found and Kentucky, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this last name occurs in 62 countries. It is also common in England, where 22 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.
Denham Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Denham has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Denham last name increased 642 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 180 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 203 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 945 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 156 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Denham Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (59%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Denham surname are 20.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.55% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Denham earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 140.51% more than the national average, earning R 571,536 per year; in United States they earn 3.64% less than the national average, earning $41,577 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.98% more than the national average, earning $50,666 CAD per year.
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Denham Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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