How common is the surname Denning?

8,076 people in the United States had the surname Denning in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,230 Americans. It ranked 4,402nd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Denning?

Richard Denning, American actor (1914–1998), followed by William Frederick Denning.

Where is the surname Denning most common?

Wikidata records people named Denning in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Is the surname Denning getting more or less common?

More common. 7,611 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,076 in 2010, up 6.1%.

The surname Denning

A German patronymic surname, carried by 8,076 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D552

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Denning is more common than 97.3% of them.

Origin

German origin

Two main origins: * English patronymic surname from the Old English personal name Dynna. * Borrowed from German Denning, a habitational surname from a place in Bavaria.

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

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 8,076 people named Denning in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 38,230 Americans. That is up 6.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,611.

#4,402

rank among US surnames

8,076

people in 2010

2.7

per 100,000 Americans

+6.1%

change since 2000 (was #4,316)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,393	Maness	8,095	38,140
#4,394	Buckingham	8,094	38,145
#4,396	Ginn	8,088	38,173
#4,397	Cromwell	8,087	38,178
#4,398	McVay	8,086	38,183
#4,399	Morel	8,085	38,187
#4,400	Mahaffey	8,079	38,216

Who is named Denning

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

90% of people named Denning identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.6% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.1%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dennings

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Richard Denning
American actor (1914–1998)
William Frederick Denning
British amateur astronomer (1848-1931)
Peter J. Denning
American computer scientist and writer, born 1942
Troy Denning
American writer and game designer, born 1958
Robert Denning
American interior designer (1927-2005)

Notable Dennings come mostly from the United States (4) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Dinning

Surnames that sound like Denning

Denning has the Soundex code D552, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D552.

Other German surnames

All 1,101 German surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Denning come from?: Two main origins: * English patronymic surname from the Old English personal name Dynna. * Borrowed from German Denning, a habitational surname from a place in Bavaria.
How common is the surname Denning?: 8,076 people in the United States had the surname Denning in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 38,230 Americans. It ranked 4,402nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Denning?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Denning identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.6% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Denning?: Richard Denning, American actor (1914–1998), followed by William Frederick Denning.
Where is the surname Denning most common?: Wikidata records people named Denning in the United States and the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Denning?: Denning is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Denning getting more or less common?: More common. 7,611 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 8,076 in 2010, up 6.1%.
What are other spellings of Denning?: Dinning.