Dennis Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Dennis Name Meaning: Taken from the forename which derives from the Greek name 'Dionysius', which means 'follower of Dionysos' which is the name of a Greek god.

A surname which became popular after the Crusader's in the 1100's. Was also a popular forename in France after St.Denis.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dennis Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dennis family

Profession Census Frequency
School 1,219
Farm Labourer 133
Farmer 98
General Servant (domestic) 90
Private Means 90
Coal Miner Hewer 78
General Labourer 73
Labourer 53
Dressmaker 52
None 52
Scholar 48
House Painter 44
Carpenter 39
Domestic Servant 37
At Home 35
At School 34
Assisting In Business 31
Clerk 31
General Servant Domestic 30
House Keeper 30
Butcher 29
Carman 29
Charwoman 29
Dress Maker 29
Bricklayer 27

Dennis Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dennis 100% 63,648
2 Dennes 83% 1,946
3 Denis 83% 1,916
4 Dinnis 83% 1,761
5 Danns 67% 826
6 Dinnes 67% 750
7 Dennies 86% 626
8 Dunns 67% 615
9 Donnes 67% 604
10 Dannis 83% 380
11 Dennys 83% 209
12 Denns 83% 165
13 Donnis 83% 160
14 Donns 67% 122
15 Dinns 67% 116

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The surname Dennis is the most popular version of all its varients

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