Denniston Surname

137,455th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Denniston Surname Definition:

From Denerdiston; a location name in Suffolk; or Denston, Staffordshire.

Denniston Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,7111:133,69914,046
Canada1371:268,94625,310
England1321:422,10728,563
New Zealand781:58,0559,120
Australia751:359,94330,133
Scotland641:83,6536,073
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Ireland111:428,08515,694
France51:13,284,544357,392
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland511:86,8605,892
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1051:35,6502,840
England361:677,09432,515
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5411:92,8269,515

Denniston (214) may also be a first name.

Denniston Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Denerdiston; a location name in Suffolk; or Denston, Staffordshire.

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

Denniston Last Name Facts

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

The last name Denniston is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Denniston? popularity and diffusion

The last name Denniston is the 137,455th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 2,235,444 people. The last name Denniston occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Denniston are found; 82 percent are found in North America and 82 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 617,781st most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 214 people.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 2,711 people, or 1 in 133,699. In The United States Denniston is most prevalent in: New York, where 11 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Texas, where 7 percent reside. Barring The United States Denniston exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 4 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Denniston Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Denniston has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Denniston surname increased 501 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 367 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 39 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 78 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Denniston Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Denniston surname is principally Anglican (45%) in Ireland.

In The United States Denniston are 18.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 65.74% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Denniston earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 25.17% less than the national average, earning R 177,828 per year; in United States they earn 10.22% more than the national average, earning $47,557 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.28% more than the national average, earning $55,288 CAD per year.

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Denniston Reference & Research

Irish Dennison Ancestry - A comprehensive family history of the Ulster-Scot Dennisons detailing the family in Donegal, in the north west of Ireland.

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