Denning Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Denning Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Denning family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 82
House Servant 20
Agricultural Labourer 18
At Home 11
Servant 11
Coal Miner 10
Labourer 9
Collier 8
Dress Maker 7
Scholar At Home 7
Farmer's Son 6
Wool Comber 6
Blacksmith 5
House Keeper 5
Farm Labourer 5
Errand Boy 4
Farmer's Daughter 4
Son Of Labourer 4
Carpenter 4
Brick Tile Maker Daur 3
Chelsea Pensioner 3
House Maid 3
General Servant 3
Sadler 3
Carpet Weaver 3

Denning Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dunning 86% 17,858
2 Denning 100% 8,614
3 Dinning 86% 3,436
4 Danning 86% 1,312
5 Dening 86% 1,161
6 Donning 86% 767

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The surname Denning is the 2nd most popular variant of Dunning.

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