Dennington Surname

245,179th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,624 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Dennington Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Dennington, also Dinnington = the Es­tate of the Den(e Family [A-Sax. Deninga-tún—Den(e, Dane + -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing + tún, estate, &c.]

Dennington Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9261:391,42434,366
England5801:96,06610,225
Australia511:529,32739,816
Wales201:154,72710,755
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3161:77,1378,386
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1341:374,76628,202

Dennington (19) may also be a first name.

Dennington Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Dennington, also Dinnington = the Es­tate of the Den(e Family [A-Sax. Deninga-tún—Den(e, Dane + -inga, genit. pl. of the son suff. -ing + tún, estate, &c.]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A parish in Suffolk.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Norfolk, Suffolk, Yorkshire.

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

Dennington Last Name Facts

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

Dennington occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Dennington click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dennington? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dennington is the 245,179th most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 4,487,405 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Dennington are found; 53 percent are found in North America and 53 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent first name internationally It is held by 19 people.

The last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 926 people, or 1 in 391,424. In The United States Dennington is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 19 percent are found, New York, where 8 percent are found and Oklahoma, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States Dennington is found in 14 countries. It is also found in England, where 36 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Dennington Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dennington has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dennington surname expanded 691 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 184 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dennington Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dennington surname are 22.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Dennington earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.77% less than the national average, earning $39,365 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.01% more than the national average, earning $55,154 CAD per year.

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