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Dennis

in the US

There are 62,428 people with the last name "Dennis" in the United States.

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Dennis 362
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  1. is 358th most common Ramsey
  2. is 359th most common Barber
  3. is 360th most common Hardy
  4. is 361st most common Cross
  5. is 362nd most common Dennis
  6. is 363rd most common Gross
  7. is 364th most common Simon
  8. is 365th most common Moss
  9. is 366th most common Delgado

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Dennis

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

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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