Dening Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dening Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dening family

Profession Census Frequency
Private Means 14
School 9
Dressmaker 4
Iron Founder & Engineer 4
General Servant (domestic) 2
Railway Clerk 2
Horseman On Farm 2
House Duties 2
Dairy Work 2
Bank Cashier 1
House Work (domestic) 1
Apprentice (butcher) 1
Architect 1
Assisting In The Business 1
Bank Manager 1
Boarding House 1
Butcher & Grocer 1
Butchers 1
Carman At Blitter Factory 1
Cheese Maker 1
Cowman On Farm 1
Dairy Farmer 1
Dairy Man 1
Dairymans Son 1
Domestic 1

Dening Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Denning 86% 8,614
2 Dunnage 43% 1,251
3 Dening 100% 1,161
4 Dinnage 43% 1,002
5 Douning 71% 166
6 Duning 83% 157
7 Dining 83% 105
8 Deaning 86% 101

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The surname Dening is the 3rd most popular variant of Denning.

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