Dent Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Dent Name Meaning: Habitational name from places in Yorkshire named 'Dent'. From old French dent,meaning 'tooth'.Latin 'Dens',genitive 'Dentis'.

This may have indicated someone with an inadequacy or peculiarity of the teeth.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dent Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dent family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 463
Agricultural Labourer 126
House Servant 76
At Home 43
Dress Maker 42
Servant 41
Labourer 35
Coal Miner 33
Farm Labourer 28
General Servant 21
Farm Servant 20
House Keeper 19
Lead Miner 19
Tailor 18
Annuitant 18
Farmer 17
Ag Lab 17
Wife Of Above 15
Scholar At Home 15
Farmers Wife 14
Carpenter 14
Pauper 12
Shoe Maker 12
Wool Comber 12
Joiner 11

Dent Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dent 100% 39,743
2 Dunt 75% 2,030
3 Dant 75% 1,140
4 Daunt 60% 456

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

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