Denning Surname

32,045th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,637 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Denning Surname Definition:

(English) Dene’s Son [Old English Dene, Dane + the son suff. -ing]

Denning Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11,6031:31,2383,887
England2,4901:22,3773,126
Australia1,0441:25,8583,520
Canada3701:99,58310,815
Ireland3201:14,7151,681
Wales1871:16,5481,793
Germany1601:503,15942,903
Denmark631:89,5998,581
New Zealand611:74,23510,965
Scotland441:121,6787,769
Thailand421:1,681,865216,672
South Africa411:1,321,40772,211
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Northern Ireland181:102,5026,334
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
France61:11,070,454349,096
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
China41:341,830,39216,990
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1371:32,3353,177
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0871:22,4243,148
Wales581:27,0421,534
Guernsey111:2,969521
Scotland71:534,74514,325
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9381:25,9133,185

Denning (241) may also be a first name.

Denning Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dene’s Son [Old English Dene, Dane + the son suff. -ing]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

An occasional variant of Dinneen, q.v

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(English) The son of Dene (the Dane).

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

Denning Last Name Facts

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

Denning (Russian: Деннинг) is most common in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Denning.

How Common Is The Last Name Denning? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 32,045th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 438,032 people. The last name Denning occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Denning live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 575,894th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 241 people.

Denning is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 11,603 people, or 1 in 31,238. In The United States it is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 13 percent reside, California, where 8 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Aside from The United States it exists in 48 countries. It is also found in England, where 15 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

Denning Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Denning has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Denning last name grew 599 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 229 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 234 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it grew 322 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it grew 629 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Denning Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Denning last name is primarily Catholic (72%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Denning surname are 8.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.53% registered with the party.

The amount Denning earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 22.65% less than the national average, earning R 183,804 per year; in United States they earn 0.7% more than the national average, earning $43,452 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.23% less than the national average, earning $49,074 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dennings93321/
Doenning935/
Duenning933/
Dehnning931/
Denninng931/
Dienning930/
Dennin92943/
Dnning921/
Dehenning8821/
D'Denning881/
Dennnings880/
Dinning862,921/
Dhennin861,420/
Dennien86312/
Denneng8632/
Dennion8623/
Dennink8618/
Dønning8612/
Dennina861/
Dünning861/
Demning861/
Duennin861/
Dennisn860/
Dennint860/
Deennin860/
D'Hennin8028/
Demgning8018/
Dinnings803/
Dinningh801/
Demnings800/
Dennen771,360/
Dinnin77176/
Dennim7717/
Dnnina774/
Demnin771/
Dnin733/
Denneen71157/
Dhinnin71156/
Gynning7175/
Duinnin7114/
Dinnien718/
Dennent714/
Dinnina714/
Dhnnina713/
Dennend712/
Dinnion711/
Dhennim711/
Deennen710/
Hdnin6711/
Dennenkh673/
Dnina673/
Dneng672/
D'Hinnin672/
Dennenne671/
Dehenion671/
Dennentt671/
Dennehen670/

Denning Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Denning in the Russian language
Деннингdenning-

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