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    The surname Denney

    A patronymic surname, carried by 12,792 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex D500

    Denney: #2,821 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Denney #2,821, 12,792 people Denney: #2,821 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Denney #2,821, 12,792 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Denney is more common than 98.3% of them.

    Origin

    A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic, a variant of Denny.

    Denney is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 12,792 people named Denney in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 24,136 Americans. That is up 3.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,333.

    #2,821
    rank among US surnames
    12,792
    people in 2010
    4.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.7%
    change since 2000 (was #2,692)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,812Cardoza12,82424,076
    #2,813Andres12,82124,081
    #2,814Willingham12,81824,087
    #2,815Ragland12,81624,091
    #2,816Aiken12,81224,098
    #2,817Caron12,81024,102
    #2,818Snodgrass12,80624,109

    Who is named Denney

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

    93% of people named Denney identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 93%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 1.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Denneys

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Nora Denney
      American actress (1927-2005)
    • Caydee Denney
      American pair skater, born 1993

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Denney

    Denney has the Soundex code D500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D500.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Denney?
    12,792 people in the United States had the surname Denney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,136 Americans. It ranked 2,821st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Denney?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Denney identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Denney?
    Nora Denney, American actress (1927-2005), followed by Caydee Denney.
    Where is the surname Denney most common?
    Wikidata records people named Denney in the United States.
    What type of surname is Denney?
    Denney is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Denney getting more or less common?
    More common. 12,333 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,792 in 2010, up 3.7%.