Denning
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English
Alternative forms
- (surname): Dinning
Etymology
Two main origins:
- English patronymic surname from the Old English personal name Dynna.
- Borrowed from German Denning, a habitational surname from a place in Bavaria.
Proper noun
Denning (countable and uncountable, plural Dennings)
- A surname.
- A town in Franklin County, Arkansas, United States.
- A town in Ulster County, New York, United States.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Denning is the 4402nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 8076 individuals. Denning is most common among White (89.59%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Denning”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 441.