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    The surname Dennett

    A surname, carried by 2,462 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex D530

    Dennett: #12,576 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Dennett #12,576, 2,462 people Dennett: #12,576 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Dennett #12,576, 2,462 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dennett is more common than 92.2% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,462 people named Dennett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 125,404 Americans. That is up 20% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,058.

    #12,576
    rank among US surnames
    2,462
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +19.6%
    change since 2000 (was #13,540)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,576Hollman2,462125,404
    #12,581Storch2,461125,455
    #12,584Graver2,460125,506

    Who is named Dennett

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

    82% of people named Dennett identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 6.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 82%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 7.4%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6.7%
    • Two or more races 1.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Dennetts

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Daniel Dennett
      American philosopher (1942–2024)
    • Mary Dennett
      American activist, 1872–1947

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Dennett

    Dennett has the Soundex code D530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D530.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Dennett?
    2,462 people in the United States had the surname Dennett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 125,404 Americans. It ranked 12,576th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Dennett?
    In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Dennett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Dennett?
    Daniel Dennett, American philosopher (1942–2024), followed by Mary Dennett.
    Where is the surname Dennett most common?
    Wikidata records people named Dennett in the United States.
    Is the surname Dennett getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,058 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,462 in 2010, up 20%.