Denney Surname

25,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,982 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Denney Surname Definition:

The first a common surname in Dumberton. Of local origin from Denny, a town and parish in Stirlingshire. John of Deny had a safe conduct into England, 1424 (Bain, IV, 963), John Dennye was heir of John Dennie, merchant burgess of Glasgow, 1634 (Inquis.

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Denney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States17,5841:20,6132,606
England1,5611:35,6944,699
Australia8521:31,6854,216
Canada6571:56,0826,629
New Zealand921:49,2217,974
Scotland471:113,9117,445
Mexico171:7,301,54134,591
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Guyana161:47,6394,360
Guam121:13,3432,098
Northern Ireland111:167,7318,683
Wales101:309,45316,869
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
France61:11,070,454349,096
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Barbados21:143,7241,981
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland551:80,5435,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7071:34,4774,512
Scotland201:187,1617,190
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3571:21,3062,682

Denney (574) may also be a first name.

Denney Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The first a common surname in Dumberton. Of local origin from Denny, a town and parish in Stirlingshire. John of Deny had a safe conduct into England, 1424 (Bain, IV, 963), John Dennye was heir of John Dennie, merchant burgess of Glasgow, 1634 (Inquis., 3950), and Peter Denny (1821—1895) was famed as builder of iron steamships.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

1 forms of Dennis, q.v. Deny is a common French surname.

2 for the Irish Dennehy, Denahy, Danahy, &c.

3 Bel. to Denny (Stirling), the origin of which name is doubtful (perh. from the pers. name).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish, English) One who came from Denny (wet land), a town and parish in Stirlingshire, or from Denny (Danes’ island), in Cambridgeshire; pet form of Dennis, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Denis-the baptismal name. Some families so called are known to have settled here from France after the Rev. of the Edict of Nantes, 1685.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Stirling. Or from the Old Norse, Daini; nickname Orfrom the Flemish, Denis, Denie, Deny; from the German, Dann, Deny; in the Domesday Book, Dena, Dene, Dane, Dinni, Dennis; a personal name.

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

Denny has long been a Suffolk name. In the reign of Edward III., Roger le Denney held the manor of Denneys in Coddenham parish, which remained in the family for several generations (P.). In 1541 Thomas Denny, Esq., owned Mells (P.); and in 1562 the Dennys held estates in Bramfield (S.). John Denye resided at "Lakyngh" in the hundred of Laokford in the 13th century (H. R.).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Denney Last Name Facts

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

The last name Denney is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Denney? popularity and diffusion

The surname Denney is the 25,669th most numerous surname globally It is held by around 1 in 347,324 people. Denney occurs mostly in The Americas, where 87 percent of Denney live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 349,810th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 574 people.

This surname is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 17,584 people, or 1 in 20,613. In The United States Denney is most common in: Georgia, where 8 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and Texas, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 44 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent live and Australia, where 4 percent live.

Denney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Denney has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Denney surname rose 746 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 221 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 235 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Denney Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (55%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Denney last name are 24.69% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.46% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Denney earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.3% less than the national average, earning $42,156 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.68% more than the national average, earning $53,500 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dennhey923/
Denneya923/
Denneys922/
Deunney920/
Deenney920/
Denny9137,260/
Denne914,198/
Dnney911/
Dennahey8629/
Denner836,472/
Dennie833,218/
Dienne83847/
Dennes83743/
Dennee83506/
Dinney83248/
Dennay83147/
Duenne8398/
Dennet8376/
Dennez8352/
Dhenne8339/
Dennue8329/
Dengne8328/
Denneh8318/
Deenne839/
Dennae838/
Dennye836/
Dennge835/
Dennoy834/
Denniy833/
Dhenny833/
Doenne832/
Dennei832/
Demney831/
Dennea831/
Deunne831/
Dennyd831/
Deenny830/
Dennhy830/
Denned830/
Dennoe830/
Dennyy830/
Dnne8013/
Dnny803/
Dney802/
Dennett777,034/
Denness77907/
Dinneya77602/
Dennahy7768/
Dhienne7752/
Dennees7740/
Dinneys7736/
Dennoue7732/
Dinneye7712/
Denneus779/
Dennhed778/
Dennoyo775/
Dhennge774/
Dennesh774/
Deheney773/
Dennest773/
Dhinney773/
Denneis773/
Denniya772/
Deennuy772/
Dinnehy771/
Dhengne771/
Denneet771/
Dennerr771/
Duenneh771/
D'Denny771/
Dennead771/
Diennie771/
Denneji771/
Dengnoy771/
Dennyji770/
Dennahe770/
Dennihe770/
Dionney770/
Diennee770/
Denni733,973/
Denna732,157/
Dinne732,052/
Dinny73199/
Dünne73193/
Dönne7354/
Denné7322/
Demne7319/
Dynne7311/
Dennè732/
Dneya731/
Dnner731/
Dynny731/
Dennh731/
Dõnne731/
Dnnee730/
Dennahay714/
Dengnoue711/
Denneher710/
Dennetts710/
Deennett710/
Dennis67209,738/
Dionne6725,128/
Demgne673,144/
Dinner671,372/
Dinnes67747/
Dinnie67644/
Dünner67590/
Dänner67364/
Dennai67292/
Demner67176/
Dienna67173/
Dünnes6783/
Dennah6747/
Dhinne6738/
Denniz6737/
Dinneh6731/
Dimney6729/
Demnet6726/
Daenna6724/
Dennou6719/
Doenni6718/
Dynner6718/
Dyonne6716/
Dne6714/
Dennid6713/
Daenni6713/
Dennit6711/
Deheny6711/
Dennau679/
Dennoi679/
Dingne678/
Dennio678/
Dengni678/
Dinnay677/
Dönnes677/
Dennas676/
Dionny676/
Dienniyah675/
Dinnea675/
Demåne675/
Dny675/
Dinnet674/
Ddinne674/
Deenna673/
Dinnee673/
Dönner673/
Denñer673/
Duinne673/
Dönnez672/
Dønner672/
Dienni672/
Dennat672/
Dennga672/
Dinnuy672/
Dennui672/
Dinnae671/
Dinnoe671/
Demnyi671/
Desnna671/
Dennij671/
Dengna671/
Dennni671/
Dnieya671/
Dehnna671/
Dennéz671/
Demnay671/
Duenna671/
Deemnneji671/
Dinnue671/
Dhinny671/
Demnes670/
Dennaa670/
Deunna670/

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