Dennedy Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Dennedy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dennedy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:4,264,223227,504
Ireland421:112,1185,755
England251:2,228,72284,230
Wales111:281,32115,850
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland101:442,98715,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Dennedy (18) may also be a first name.

Dennedy Last Name Facts

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

Dennedy has its highest incidence in The United States. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dennedy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,328,442nd most numerous family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Dennedy reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 53 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,608,198th most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 18 people.

The surname Dennedy is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 4,264,223. In The United States it is mostly found in: New York, where 31 percent live, Ohio, where 24 percent live and New Mexico, where 16 percent live. Other than The United States this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 25 percent live and England, where 15 percent live.

Dennedy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dennedy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 4,250 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 420 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it expanded 2,500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dennedy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (90%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dennedy surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Dennedy earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.63% less than the national average, earning $37,266 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhennedy931/
Dennedey930/
Dennidy860/
Dennody860/
Denneade801/
Dnedi671/
Dneda671/
Dnede671/
Denniddie630/
Dinneddie630/
Dinnidie530/
Dinniddie501/
Dnodi501/
Dinniddio500/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dennedy
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