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
Living On Own Means 94
Farmer 91
General Labourer 52
Coal Miner Hewer 47
Dress Maker 46
Cotton Weaver 44
Domestic Servant 36
General Servant Domestic 32
Cook Domestic 31
Scholar 26
Housemaid Domestic 24
Laundress Wash 20
Dressmaker 18
Stone Mason 16
Farmer's Son 16
Farmer's Son F Rel 16
Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 16
Butcher 15
Carpenter 15
Charwoman 15
Tailor 15
Farmers Son 13
Joiner Carpenter 13
School Teacher 13
House Painter 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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