Denning

Denning

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)

1. A surname.
2. A town in Franklin County, Arkansas, United States.
3. A town in Ulster County, New York, United States.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Denning is the 4402^nd 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 City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 441.