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Dennis

in Pennsylvania

There are 2,602 people with the last name "Dennis" in Pennsylvania.

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Dennis 328
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  1. is 324th most common Lang
  2. is 325th most common Williamson
  3. is 326th most common Moser
  4. is 327th most common Roman
  5. is 328th most common Dennis
  6. is 329th most common Davidson
  7. is 330th most common Robertson
  8. is 331st most common Kuhn
  9. is 332nd most common Shields

Similar Names and Nicknames

Denny, Dennison, Denney, Denning, Dennard, Denniston, Deanda, Deans, Denn, Dennett

Most Common First Names for Dennis

Robert, Michael, James, William, John, Richard, David, Mary, Charles, Joseph

Meaning & History

English: from the medieval personal name Den(n)is (Latin Dionysius, Greek Dionysios ‘(follower) of Dionysos’, an eastern god introduced to the classical pantheon at a relatively late date and bearing a name of probably Semitic origin). The name was borne by various early saints, including St Denis, the martyred 3rd-century bishop of Paris who became the patron of France; the popularity of the name in England from the 12th century onwards seems to have been largely due to French influence. The feminine form Dionysia (in the vernacular likewise Den(n)is) is also found, and some examples of the surname may represent a metronymic form.

English: variant of Dench.

Irish (mainly Dublin and Cork): of the same origin as 1 and 2, sometimes an alternative form to Donohue but more often to MacDonough, since the personal name Donnchadh was Anglicized as Donough or Denis.

Irish (Ulster and Munster): Anglicized form of the rare Gaelic name Ó Donnghusa ‘descendant of Donnghus’, a personal name from donn ‘brown-haired man’ or ‘chieftain’ + gus ‘vigor’.

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