Dennett Surname

70,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,034 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Dennett Surname Definition:

1 a double diminutive of Dennis, q.v. [French diminutive suff. -et] 2 the French-Teut. cognate of the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Dene (= Dane) + the French diminutive suff. –et.

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Dennett Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,8041:19,8712,824
United States2,4721:146,62615,141
Australia8351:32,3304,281
Canada3041:121,20312,728
Scotland1341:39,9543,758
New Zealand971:46,6847,635
Wales941:32,9213,306
South Africa771:703,60750,359
Chile691:255,3117,659
Isle of Man331:2,601535
Jamaica171:168,8205,436
India91:85,229,487684,495
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
France81:8,302,840321,660
Guam81:20,0153,029
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Northern Ireland61:307,50612,899
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,2641:19,2842,772
Scotland341:110,0955,249
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6281:79,9668,433

Dennett (168) may also be a first name.

Dennett Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

1 a double diminutive of Dennis, q.v. [French diminutive suff. -et] 2 the French-Teut. cognate of the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Dene (= Dane) + the French diminutive suff. –et.

The form in the Hundred Rolls, Denet, is the same as the present-day French formerly

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

1. A diminutive of Denis. 2. There is an unsupported tradition in the Sussex family that the name was originally At Denne, or Dean, and that by a syllabic transposition it became Den-At or Dennett.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the French, Denet; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

Before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago, spelling variations of names were a common occurrence. Elements of Latin, Norman French and other languages became incorporated into English throughout the Middle Ages, and name spellings changed even among the literate. The variations of the surname include Dennett, Dennette, Denett, Dennet and others.

- marcosdenett

The surname Dennett was first found in Sussex where they held a family seat from very early times. However, the Hundredorum Rolls of 1243 reord the first listing of the name: Alicia Denet in Bedfordshire; and Robert Dynot in Oxfordshire. Regardless of this early roll, Sussex has traditionally held the greatest listings of the name through history.

- marcosdenett

Dennett is a name that was carried to Engand in the great wave of migration from Normandy following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Denett family lived in Sussex. The family was originally from D'Anet, in Normandy, which is now home to the Château d'Anet, a château near Dreux, built by Philibert de l'Orme from 1547 to 1552.

- marcosdenett

Dennett Last Name Facts

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

Dennett (Marathi: डेनेट) is held by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Dennett click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dennett? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 70,291st most frequently used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,036,046 people. Dennett is predominantly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Dennett live; 44 percent live in Northern Europe and 44 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 705,855th most common forename on earth It is held by 168 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 2,804 people, or 1 in 19,871. In England it is most frequent in: Cheshire, where 9 percent reside, Merseyside, where 8 percent reside and Dorset, where 8 percent reside. Excluding England it exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 35 percent reside and Australia, where 12 percent reside.

Dennett Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dennett has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Dennett last name rose 222 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 394 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 394 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 80 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Dennett Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Dennett surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dennett surname are 1.03% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.2% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dennett earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 32% more than the national average, earning R 313,692 per year; in United States they earn 8.09% more than the national average, earning $46,639 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.36% more than the national average, earning $51,848 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dennette9339/
Deennett930/
Dennetts930/
Dennet9276/
Diennet86223/
Dinnett8616/
Denneth8611/
Dennitt865/
Dennest863/
Denneet861/
Dennete860/
Denne834,198/
Dinnette801/
Denneste800/
Denney7720,982/
Denner776,472/
Dennie773,218/
Dienne77847/
Dennes77743/
Dennee77506/
Duenne7798/
Dennez7752/
Dhenne7739/
Dengne7728/
Demnet7726/
Denneh7718/
Dennit7711/
Deenne779/
Dennge775/
Dinnet774/
Doenne772/
Dennei772/
Dennea771/
Deunne771/
Denned770/
Dnne7313/
Dnet732/
Dionnet711,004/
Denness71907/
Dinnetz7164/
Dhienne7152/
Dennees7140/
Dennist7124/
Dennhed718/
Dhennge714/
Dennesh714/
Dyonnet714/
Dennhey713/
Denneis713/
Denneys712/
Diennie711/
Dinnitt711/
Dhengne711/
Dennerr711/
Duenneh711/
Dinnest711/
Dennead711/
Demnest710/
Dimnett710/
Deunney710/
Dennith710/
Deenney710/
Diennee710/
Dennihe710/
Denny6737,260/
Denni673,973/
Denna672,157/
Dinne672,052/
Dünne67193/
Dönne6754/
Dennahey6729/
Denné6722/
Demne6719/
Dynne6711/
Dennè672/
Dnets672/
Dnney671/
Dnner671/
Dnetz671/
Dennh671/
Dneit671/
Dõnne671/
Dinnitte670/
Dnnee670/
Denneher670/

Dennett Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dennett in the Marathi language
डेनेटdeneta-

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