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 270
Coal Miner 27
General Labourer 17
Dress Maker 14
Domestic Servant 12
Labourer 10
Agricultural Labourer 9
Carpenter 6
Laundress 6
Farmers Son 6
Annuitant 5
Servant 5
Engine Fitter 5
Cook Domestic Servant 5
Farm Labourer 5
Shoe Maker 5
General Servant 4
Tailor 4
Worsted Spinner 4
Dairyman 4
Cook 3
Formerly Domestic Servant 3
Joiner 3
Worsted Dyer 3
Mason 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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