How common is the surname Denman?

6,133 people in the United States had the surname Denman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,342 Americans. It ranked 5,660th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Denman?

David Denman, American actor, followed by Tony Denman.

Where is the surname Denman most common?

Wikidata records people named Denman in the United States and Australia.

Is the surname Denman getting more or less common?

More common. 5,869 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,133 in 2010, up 4.5%.

The surname Denman

A surname, carried by 6,133 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D550

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Denman is more common than 96.5% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,133 people named Denman in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 50,342 Americans. That is up 4.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,869.

#5,660

rank among US surnames

6,133

people in 2010

2.1

per 100,000 Americans

+4.5%

change since 2000 (was #5,452)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,655	Stilwell	6,138	50,301
#5,656	Settles	6,137	50,309
#5,658	Kellum	6,136	50,317
#5,660	Tedesco	6,133	50,342
#5,664	Arvizu	6,130	50,366

Who is named Denman

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

87% of people named Denman identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.1% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 8.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Denmans

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

David Denman
American actor, born 1973
Tony Denman
American actor, born 1979
Helen Denman
Australian swimmer, born 1976

Notable Denmans come mostly from the United States (2) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Denman

Denman has the Soundex code D550, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D550.

Questions

How common is the surname Denman?: 6,133 people in the United States had the surname Denman in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 50,342 Americans. It ranked 5,660th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Denman?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Denman identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.1% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Denman?: David Denman, American actor, followed by Tony Denman.
Where is the surname Denman most common?: Wikidata records people named Denman in the United States and Australia.
Is the surname Denman getting more or less common?: More common. 5,869 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,133 in 2010, up 4.5%.