How common is the surname Denison?

6,490 people in the United States had the surname Denison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,573 Americans. It ranked 5,364th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Denison?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Denison identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Denison?

Anthony Denison, American actor, followed by William Denison.

Where is the surname Denison most common?

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

How do you pronounce Denison?

Denison is /ˈdɛnɪsən/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Denison getting more or less common?

More common. 6,336 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,490 in 2010, up 2.4%.

Is Denison also a first name?

Yes. Denison 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 Denison

A surname, carried by 6,490 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈdɛnɪsən/ 3 syllables Soundex D525

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Denison is more common than 96.7% of them.

Origin

From Denis + -son.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,490 people named Denison in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 47,573 Americans. That is up 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,336.

#5,364

rank among US surnames

6,490

people in 2010

2.2

per 100,000 Americans

+2.4%

change since 2000 (was #5,083)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,359	Wyant	6,498	47,514
#5,360	Melancon	6,496	47,529
#5,361	Donnell	6,494	47,543
#5,364	Denison	6,490	47,573
#5,367	Giraldo	6,489	47,580

Who is named Denison

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

92% of people named Denison identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.9% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Denisons

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Anthony Denison
American actor, born 1949
William Denison
British colonial administrator (1804-1871)
Duane Denison
American musician, born 1959
Michael Denison
British actor (1915–1998)

Notable Denisons come mostly from the United States (2), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Denison

Denison has the Soundex code D525, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D525.

Questions

Where does the surname Denison come from?: From Denis + -son.
How common is the surname Denison?: 6,490 people in the United States had the surname Denison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,573 Americans. It ranked 5,364th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Denison?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Denison identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Denison?: Anthony Denison, American actor, followed by William Denison.
Where is the surname Denison most common?: Wikidata records people named Denison in the United States, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Denison?: Denison is /ˈdɛnɪsən/, 3 syllables.
Is the surname Denison getting more or less common?: More common. 6,336 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,490 in 2010, up 2.4%.
Is Denison also a first name?: Yes. Denison 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.