How common is the surname Denis?

6,818 people in the United States had the surname Denis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,284 Americans. It ranked 5,133rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Denis?

Germán Denis, Argentine association football player (born 1981), followed by Ruth St. Denis.

Where is the surname Denis most common?

Wikidata records people named Denis in Argentina, the United States and Habsburg monarchy.

How do you pronounce Denis?

Denis is /ˈdɛnɪs/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Denis getting more or less common?

More common. 5,418 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,818 in 2010, up 26%.

Is Denis also a first name?

Yes. Denis is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Denis

A surname, carried by 6,818 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈdɛnɪs/ 2 syllables Soundex D520 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Denis is more common than 96.8% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,818 people named Denis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 45,284 Americans. That is up 26% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,418.

#5,133

rank among US surnames

6,818

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

+25.8%

change since 2000 (was #5,852)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,124	Hughey	6,830	45,204
#5,125	Totten	6,828	45,218
#5,127	Lien	6,827	45,224
#5,128	Nelsen	6,825	45,237
#5,129	Anton	6,823	45,251
#5,130	Justus	6,821	45,264
#5,131	Tyner	6,819	45,277

Who is named Denis

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

47% of people named Denis identified as white (not Hispanic), 27% as Black (not Hispanic) and 23% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 47%
Black (not Hispanic) 27%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 23%
Two or more races 1.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Deniss

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Germán Denis
Argentine association football player (born 1981)
Ruth St. Denis
American dancer (1879-1968)
Michael Denis
Austrian entomologist and writer, 1729–1800

Notable Deniss come mostly from Argentina (1), the United States (1) and Habsburg monarchy (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Denis

Denis has the Soundex code D520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D520.

Questions

How common is the surname Denis?: 6,818 people in the United States had the surname Denis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,284 Americans. It ranked 5,133rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Denis?: In the 2010 Census, 47% of people named Denis identified as white (not Hispanic), and 27% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Denis?: Germán Denis, Argentine association football player (born 1981), followed by Ruth St. Denis.
Where is the surname Denis most common?: Wikidata records people named Denis in Argentina, the United States and Habsburg monarchy.
How do you pronounce Denis?: Denis is /ˈdɛnɪs/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Denis getting more or less common?: More common. 5,418 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,818 in 2010, up 26%.
Is Denis also a first name?: Yes. Denis is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.