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    The surname Denbow

    An English surname, carried by 844 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex D510

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Denbow is more common than 82.6% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    Perhaps from an Old English personal name Denebeald, which is composed of the elements Dene (“Dane”) + beald (“bold, brave”).

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 844 people named Denbow in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 365,812 Americans. That is down 6.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 900.

    #28,311
    rank among US surnames
    844
    people in 2010
    0.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    -6.2%
    change since 2000 (was #25,724)

    Who is named Denbow

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    93% of people named Denbow identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.0% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 3.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 0.9%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Denbow

    Denbow has the Soundex code D510, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D510.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Denbow come from?
    Perhaps from an Old English personal name Denebeald, which is composed of the elements Dene (“Dane”) + beald (“bold, brave”).
    How common is the surname Denbow?
    844 people in the United States had the surname Denbow in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 365,812 Americans. It ranked 28,311th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Denbow?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Denbow identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.0% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Denbow getting more or less common?
    Less common. 900 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 844 in 2010, down 6.2%.