Denny Surname

14,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,260 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Barbados

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.

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Denny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States23,4611:15,4491,960
England4,5721:12,1871,789
Australia2,0361:13,2591,913
Canada1,2821:28,7413,781
Indonesia8861:149,26514,673
France5831:113,93317,120
Papua New Guinea5661:14,4061,377
New Zealand3681:12,3052,142
India3361:2,282,93375,058
Scotland3281:16,3232,013
Saudi Arabia2781:110,99214,774
South Africa2511:215,84722,737
Jamaica2221:12,9281,297
Barbados2211:1,301293
Guyana2081:3,665665
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Ireland1531:30,7772,695
Dominican Republic1311:79,6413,650
Northern Ireland1241:14,8792,036
Brazil1121:1,911,37861,207
Nigeria971:1,826,21465,886
Wales831:37,2843,678
Malaysia791:373,34519,730
Germany711:1,133,88074,985
Trinidad and Tobago501:27,2802,912
Solomon Islands471:12,3412,242
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Zimbabwe361:428,84037,622
China321:42,728,7992,300
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Singapore301:183,5907,666
Netherlands291:582,31651,332
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Panama231:170,0985,250
Russia231:6,266,220254,708
Spain221:2,125,09354,547
Botswana171:128,64318,229
Jordan161:552,65213,471
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Oman51:737,5946,889
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Cook Islands31:6,0601,122
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Moldova31:1,187,12348,973
Saint Lucia31:59,5942,472
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Dominica21:37,946685
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1351:32,8143,199
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,2931:10,6301,615
Scotland2161:17,3301,837
Wales181:87,1343,963
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
Isle of Man11:54,2692,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,1851:9,6851,235

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.

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

V. Denney.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(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

For Dennis. Denny was Earl of Norwich.

The Norman People (1874)

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

Denny Last Name Facts

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

Denny (Arabic: ديني, Marathi: डॅनी, Tibetan: དི་ནས་) is most common in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Denny? popularity and diffusion

The last name Denny is the 14,947th most widespread family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 195,586 people. The surname Denny occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 60 percent of Denny are found; 57 percent are found in North America and 57 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 7,636th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 136,698 people.

The surname Denny is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 23,461 people, or 1 in 15,449. In The United States it is most prevalent in: North Carolina, where 7 percent reside, New York, where 7 percent reside and Texas, where 6 percent reside. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 107 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent reside and Australia, where 5 percent reside.

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 rose 452 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 199 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 152 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 113 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 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 surname are 19.6% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.37% being registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Denney9120,982/
Dennay91147/
Dennoy914/
Denniy913/
Dhenny913/
Dennyd911/
Deenny910/
Dennhy910/
Dennyy910/
Dnny893/
Dennahy8368/
Dennhey833/
Denneys832/
Deennuy832/
D'Denny831/
Dengnoy831/
Deunney830/
Deenney830/
Denne804,198/
Denni803,973/
Denna802,157/
Dinny80199/
Denné8022/
Dennè802/
Dnney801/
Dynny801/
Dennh801/
Dennahey7729/
Dennahay774/
Dny755/
Dennis73209,738/
Denner736,472/
Dennie733,218/
Dienne73847/
Dennes73743/
Dennee73506/
Dennai73292/
Dinney73248/
Dienna73173/
Duenne7398/
Dennet7376/
Dennez7352/
Dhenne7339/
Denniz7337/
Dengne7328/
Doenni7318/
Denneh7318/
Dennid7313/
Daenni7313/
Dennit7311/
Deheny7311/
Deenne739/
Dennoi739/
Dennio738/
Dengni738/
Dinnay737/
Dionny736/
Dennge735/
Deenna733/
Doenne732/
Dennei732/
Dienni732/
Dinnuy732/
Dennui732/
Demney731/
Demnyi731/
Dennea731/
Dennij731/
Dennni731/
Dennéz731/
Demnay731/
Deunne731/
Dhinny731/
Denned730/
Dennaa730/
Dennett677,034/
Denniss671,335/
Denness67907/
Dinnaya67264/
Dennish6798/
Dhienne6752/
Deennui6746/
Dennees6740/
Dinneys6736/
Dengnui6726/
Dennist6724/
Dnna6718/
Dheheny6717/
Dnne6713/
Dennhed678/
Denna'a678/
Demnych678/
Dnys676/
Dennitt675/
Dnni675/
Dhennge674/
Dennnis674/
Dennesh674/
Deheney673/
Dennest673/
Dhinney673/
Deennis673/
Denneis673/
Ddennis672/
Dennijs672/
Dney672/
Dnyp672/
Dinnehy671/
Dinnych671/
Dhengne671/
Dennãis671/
Denneet671/
Dennerr671/
Dennioa671/
Dehenhy671/
Duenneh671/
Hdennis671/
Dennead671/
Diennie671/
Dinngoy671/
Dnyt671/
Dennisp671/
Daennui671/
Dniy671/
Dnyd671/
Dnyy671/
Dhny671/
Dinnahy670/
Demnahy670/
Dennihe670/
Dionney670/
Diennee670/
Dennich670/
Dennoha670/

Denny Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Denny in the Tibetan language
དི་ནས་diné-
Denny in the Marathi language
डॅनीdeni61.9
डेनीdeni33.33
देण्न्यdenn'ya4.76
Denny in the Arabic language
دينيdyny-
دُنيduny-
دنيdny-

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