Denny Family History

Denny Surname Meaning

English and Scottish: from Middle English Den(n)y, a pet form of the personal name Denis (see Dennis). Compare Tenney. English: habitational name from Danny in Hurstpierpoint Sussex recorded as Danye in 134. Alternatively, the name may arise from Denny in Waterbeach Cambridgeshire, but no medieval evidence with a habitative preposition has been found in the case of the latter.

Scottish: habitational name from Denny in Stirlingshire. Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duibhne (see Deeney). Irish (Cork): less frequently a shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Duineachdha (see Dennehy).

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Similar surnames: Kenny, Denby, Dean, Jenny, Penny, Denn, Benn, Delay, Dey, Penna

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Where is the Denny family from?

You can see how Denny families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Denny family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1840 and 1920. The most Denny families were found in USA in 1880. In 1911 there were 87 Denny families living in Ontario. This was about 49% of all the recorded Denny's in Canada. Ontario had the highest population of Denny families in 1911.

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What did your Denny ancestors do for a living?

In 1921, Farmer and Housekeeper were the top reported jobs for men and women in the Canada named Denny. 58% of Denny men worked as a Farmer and 22% of Denny women worked as a Housekeeper. Some less common occupations for Americans named Denny were Farmers son and Student.

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Farmer

58%

Labourer

20%

Laborer

Farmers son

Housekeeper

22%

Stenographer

22%

Saleslady

15%

Student

15%

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Census Record

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Passenger List

There are 14K immigration records available for the last name Denny. Passenger lists are your ticket to knowing when your ancestors arrived in Canada, and how they made the journey - from the ship name to ports of arrival and departure.

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What is the average Denny lifespan?

Between 1946 and 2004, in the United States, Denny life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1947, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Denny in 1946 was 48, and 74 in 2004.

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Denny Surname Meaning

Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022

Where is the Denny family from?

What did your Denny ancestors do for a living?

Data not to scale

We display top occupations by gender to maintain their historical accuracy during times when men and women often performed different jobs.

Farmer

58%

Labourer

20%

Laborer

Farmers son

Housekeeper

22%

Stenographer

22%

Saleslady

15%

Student

15%

What Denny family records will you find?

What is the average Denny lifespan?

Between 1946 and 2004, in the United States, Denny life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1947, and highest in 2003. The average life expectancy for Denny in 1946 was 48, and 74 in 2004.

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