Denny Surname
Approximately 37,260 people bear this surname
Denny 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.
Read More About This SurnameDenny Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23,461 | 1:15,449 | 1,960 |
| England | 4,572 | 1:12,187 | 1,789 |
| Australia | 2,036 | 1:13,259 | 1,913 |
| Canada | 1,282 | 1:28,741 | 3,781 |
| Indonesia | 886 | 1:149,265 | 14,673 |
| France | 583 | 1:113,933 | 17,120 |
| Papua New Guinea | 566 | 1:14,406 | 1,377 |
| New Zealand | 368 | 1:12,305 | 2,142 |
| India | 336 | 1:2,282,933 | 75,058 |
| Scotland | 328 | 1:16,323 | 2,013 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| South Africa | 251 | 1:215,847 | 22,737 |
| Jamaica | 222 | 1:12,928 | 1,297 |
| Barbados | 221 | 1:1,301 | 293 |
| Guyana | 208 | 1:3,665 | 665 |
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Ireland | 153 | 1:30,777 | 2,695 |
| Dominican Republic | 131 | 1:79,641 | 3,650 |
| Northern Ireland | 124 | 1:14,879 | 2,036 |
| Brazil | 112 | 1:1,911,378 | 61,207 |
| Nigeria | 97 | 1:1,826,214 | 65,886 |
| Wales | 83 | 1:37,284 | 3,678 |
| Malaysia | 79 | 1:373,345 | 19,730 |
| Germany | 71 | 1:1,133,880 | 74,985 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 50 | 1:27,280 | 2,912 |
| Solomon Islands | 47 | 1:12,341 | 2,242 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Zimbabwe | 36 | 1:428,840 | 37,622 |
| China | 32 | 1:42,728,799 | 2,300 |
| Suriname | 32 | 1:17,269 | 4,028 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Netherlands | 29 | 1:582,316 | 51,332 |
| Sweden | 25 | 1:393,870 | 27,867 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| Panama | 23 | 1:170,098 | 5,250 |
| Russia | 23 | 1:6,266,220 | 254,708 |
| Spain | 22 | 1:2,125,093 | 54,547 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Jordan | 16 | 1:552,652 | 13,471 |
| Mexico | 12 | 1:10,343,850 | 40,270 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Italy | 9 | 1:6,795,188 | 113,457 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| Oman | 5 | 1:737,594 | 6,889 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Cook Islands | 3 | 1:6,060 | 1,122 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Moldova | 3 | 1:1,187,123 | 48,973 |
| Saint Lucia | 3 | 1:59,594 | 2,472 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| British Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:15,797 | 839 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| Dominica | 2 | 1:37,946 | 685 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 2 | 1:55,188 | 6,229 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 135 | 1:32,814 | 3,199 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,293 | 1:10,630 | 1,615 |
| Scotland | 216 | 1:17,330 | 1,837 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:87,134 | 3,963 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:32,656 | 2,283 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,185 | 1:9,685 | 1,235 |
Denny (136,698) may also be a first name.
Denny 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.
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).
V. Denney.
A leading family of this name came from England in the sixteenth century and became prominent in Co. Kerry. Also used in Kerry for Dennehy, q.v.
MIF 81
(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.
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.
For Dennis. Denny was Earl of Norwich.
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.).
Denny Demographics
Average Male Denny Height
176.87 cm
Average Female Denny Height
161.9 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Denny Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Denny Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Denny (Arabic: ديني, Marathi: डॅनी, Tibetan: དི་ནས་) occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Denny? popularity and diffusion
It is the 14,947th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 195,586 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Denny live; 57 percent live in North America and 57 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 7,636th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 136,698 people.
Denny is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 23,461 people, or 1 in 15,449. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 7 percent live, New York, where 7 percent live and Texas, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States this last name exists in 107 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent live and Australia, where 5 percent live.
Denny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Denny has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 452 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 199 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 152 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 113 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 461 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Denny Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Denny surname is primarily Catholic (64%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Denny last name are 19.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.37% being registered with the political party.
The amount Denny earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 45.18% more than the national average, earning R 345,000 per year; in United States they earn 1.09% more than the national average, earning $43,619 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.05% more than the national average, earning $51,697 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Denny Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Denny in the Tibetan language | ||
| དི་ནས་ | diné | - |
| Denny in the Marathi language | ||
| डॅनी | deni | 61.9 |
| डेनी | deni | 33.33 |
| देण्न्य | denn'ya | 4.76 |
| Denny in the Arabic language | ||
| ديني | dyny | - |
| دُني | duny | - |
| دني | dny | - |
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