How common is the surname Dennison?

14,629 people in the United States had the surname Dennison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,105 Americans. It ranked 2,465th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dennison?

William Dennison Jr., American politician (1815–1882), followed by Bonnie Dennison.

Where is the surname Dennison most common?

Wikidata records people named Dennison in the United States.

How do you pronounce Dennison?

Dennison is /ˈdɛnɪsən/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Dennison getting more or less common?

More common. 14,132 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,629 in 2010, up 3.5%.

The surname Dennison

A patronymic surname, carried by 14,629 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). Dennison is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

From Dennis + -son.

Dennison 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 14,629 people named Dennison in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,105 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 14,132.

#2,465

rank among US surnames

14,629

people in 2010

5.0

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #2,348)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,456	Grubb	14,673	21,042
#2,458	Harman	14,658	21,063
#2,459	Durbin	14,650	21,075
#2,460	Gaytan	14,647	21,079
#2,461	Baumann	14,644	21,083
#2,462	Salter	14,641	21,088
#2,463	Silverman	14,636	21,095

Who is named Dennison

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

84% of people named Dennison identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.6%
Two or more races 2.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Dennisons

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Dennison Jr.
American politician (1815–1882)
Bonnie Dennison
American actress, born 1989
Jo-Carroll Dennison
American model (1923–2021)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dennison

Dennison 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 Dennison come from?: From Dennis + -son.
How common is the surname Dennison?: 14,629 people in the United States had the surname Dennison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,105 Americans. It ranked 2,465th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dennison?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Dennison identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dennison?: William Dennison Jr., American politician (1815–1882), followed by Bonnie Dennison.
Where is the surname Dennison most common?: Wikidata records people named Dennison in the United States.
How do you pronounce Dennison?: Dennison is /ˈdɛnɪsən/, 3 syllables.
What type of surname is Dennison?: Dennison is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Dennison getting more or less common?: More common. 14,132 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,629 in 2010, up 3.5%.