# Denver (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/denver/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

An English surname from Old English.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 609 |
| US rank (2010) | 36,695 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 506,971 people |
| Change since 2000 | -21.2% (773 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɛnvɚ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Named after James W. Denver. The surname Denver ultimately derives from Old English Dene-fær ("crossing or passing of the Danes"), from Dene + fær; or alternatively from den-ōfer ("valley-bank"), from denu + ofer.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Denver in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 85% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.8% |
| Two or more races | 3.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Denver in the United States.

## People named Denver

- Bob Denver, American actor (1935–2005)
- James W. Denver, American politician and Union Army General (1817–1892)

## Similar surnames

Dunbar, Dombrowski, Donofrio, Dambrosio, Danforth, Dunford, Danford, Dampier, Dombroski, Dambra.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.