Denis Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Denis Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Denis family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 35
Coal Miner 5
Farm Servant 4
General Servant 3
Tailor 3
Farm Servant Indoor 3
General Labourer 3
Worsted Weaver 3
Domestic Servant 3
Tin Plate Operative 3
Cook Domestic Servant 2
Labourer 2
No Occupation 2
Spinner Worsted Mill 2
None 2
Professor Of French 2
Agricultural Labourer 2
Lodging House Keeper 2
Charwoman 2
Farm Labourer 2
Coal Miner's Wife 2
Brick Layers Labourer 2
House Maid Domestic Servant 1
Check Clerk - Colliery 1
Tin Miner 1

Denis Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dennis 83% 63,648
2 Daines 50% 6,892
3 Deans 60% 6,868
4 Dines 60% 6,591
5 Danes 60% 5,886
6 Dains 40% 2,062
7 Denis 100% 1,916
8 Dansie 50% 1,112
9 Danies 67% 1,075
10 Deanes 67% 867
11 Dones 60% 793
12 Edens 60% 660
13 Danis 80% 515
14 Dans 60% 483
15 Duns 60% 426
16 Deens 60% 367
17 Idiens 50% 333
18 Dennys 67% 209
19 Dens 80% 181
20 Douns 40% 155
21 Dounes 50% 144
22 Adans 40% 132
23 Dunes 60% 124
24 Danse 40% 100

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The surname Denis is the 7th most popular variant of Dennis.

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