Denning Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Denning Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Denning family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 215
Coal Miner 36
Farmer 23
General Labourer 18
Labourer 12
Agricultural Labourer 12
Domestic Servant 10
Living On Own Means 9
Tailor 8
Dress Maker 8
Carpenter 7
General Servant Domestic 6
Laundress 6
Living On Her Own Means 6
Clerk 5
Stone Mason 5
Shoe Maker 4
Grocer Assistant 4
Lodging House Keeper 4
Assistant 4
Grocer 4
Farm Labourer 4
Lace Maker 4
Bootmaker 4
Farmer's Son 4

Denning Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dunning 86% 17,858
2 Denning 100% 8,614
3 Dinning 86% 3,436
4 Danning 86% 1,312
5 Dening 86% 1,161
6 Donning 86% 767

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The surname Denning is the 2nd most popular variant of Dunning.

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