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 808
Labourer 76
Agricultural Labourer 70
Coal Miner 41
Domestic Servant 39
House Keeper 38
Dress Maker 37
General Servant 33
Farmer 30
Farm Labourer 27
Farmers Son 27
Joiner 23
Farm Servant 22
Tailor 20
Servant 19
Annuitant 17
Farmers Wife 17
Carpenter 17
Fisherman 17
Grocer 16
Land Owner 13
No Occupation 13
Farmers Daughter 13
Cotton Weaver 13
Blacksmith 12

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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