Denny Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Denny Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Denny family

Profession Census Frequency
Living On Own Means 43
General Servant Domestic 28
Scholar 26
General Labourer 23
Agricultural Labourer 20
Dress Maker 19
Cook Domestic 12
Servant Domestic 12
At School 11
Carpenter 11
Laundress Wash 11
Tailor 11
Farmer 10
Student 10
Draper Assistant 8
Dressmaker 8
Housemaid Domestic 8
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 8
Domestic Servant 7
Farm Labourer 7
Tailoress 7
Attending School 6
Char Woman 6
Draper 6
Farmer's Son 6

Denny Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Denny 100% 15,732
2 Denney 83% 6,315
3 Donny 80% 367
4 Donney 67% 299
5 Danny 80% 277
6 Deny 80% 224
7 Dinney 67% 221
8 Danney 67% 209
9 Dunney 67% 190
10 Dunny 80% 161

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

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