# Denison (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/denison/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,490 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,364 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 47,573 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.4% (6,336 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɛnɪsən/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From Denis + -son.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Denison in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.6% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.4% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 1.9% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Denison in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.

## People named Denison

- Anthony Denison, American actor
- William Denison, British colonial administrator (1804-1871)
- Duane Denison, American musician
- Michael Denison, British actor (1915–1998)

## Similar surnames

Dennison, Denson, Dunson, Densmore, Duncan, Dinkins, Dinsmore, Dingman, Donegan, Dungan, Dunigan, Dunkin.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.