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UK surname

Dennant

In the 1881 census there were 113 people recorded with the Dennant surname, ranking it #18,412 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 119, ranked #27,704, down from #18,412 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Ipswich St Helen, London parishes and Beccles. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Hammersmith and Fulham, Walsall and Torbay.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Dennant is 135 in 1901. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 5.3%.

1881 census count

113

Ranked #18,412

Modern count

119

2016, ranked #27,704

Peak year

1901

135 bearers

Map years

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1861 to 2016

Key insights

  • Dennant had 113 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #18,412 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 119 in 2016, ranked #27,704.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 135 in 1901.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Young Families in Industrial Towns.

Dennant surname distribution map

The map shows where the Dennant surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Dennant surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Dennant over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 90 #18,317
1861 historical 105 #20,298
1881 historical 113 #18,412
1891 historical 106 #23,105
1901 historical 135 #19,203
1911 historical 121 #20,336
1997 modern 124 #23,669
1998 modern 125 #24,198
1999 modern 128 #24,017
2000 modern 130 #23,785
2001 modern 125 #24,011
2002 modern 130 #23,903
2003 modern 126 #24,146
2004 modern 121 #24,939
2005 modern 116 #25,564
2006 modern 119 #25,413
2007 modern 116 #26,209
2008 modern 116 #26,510
2009 modern 112 #27,685
2010 modern 120 #27,124
2011 modern 122 #26,647
2012 modern 129 #25,705
2013 modern 124 #26,842
2014 modern 123 #27,206
2015 modern 121 #27,405
2016 modern 119 #27,704

Geography

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Where Dennants are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Ipswich St Helen, London parishes, Beccles, Ipswich St Clement and Warren House and St Mary Islington. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Hammersmith and Fulham, Walsall and Torbay. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Ipswich St Helen Suffolk
2 London parishes London 3
3 Beccles Suffolk
4 Ipswich St Clement and Warren House Suffolk
5 St Mary Islington London (North Districts)

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Hammersmith and Fulham 010 Hammersmith and Fulham
2 Walsall 016 Walsall
3 Walsall 019 Walsall
4 Walsall 030 Walsall
5 Torbay 014 Torbay

Forenames

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First names often paired with Dennant

These lists show first names that appear often with the Dennant surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Dennant

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Dennant, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce

Group

Young Families in Industrial Towns

Nationally, the Dennant surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Young Families in Industrial Towns, within Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce. This does not mean every Dennant household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

These neighbourhoods house predominantly young, UK-born individuals identifying with a White ethnic group with dependent children. Long-term disability and unpaid care are prevalent, and religious affiliations are uncommon. Housing is terraced or semi-detached and social rented sector housing is the norm. Unemployment is above the Supergroup average, and employment is principally in elementary occupations, as process plant and machine operatives, or in caring and leisure services. Educational attainment is low. The group is scattered throughout former industrial towns in the Midlands and the South Wales Valleys.

Wider pattern

Living in terraced or semi-detached houses, residents of these neighbourhoods typically lack high levels of education and work in elementary or routine service occupations. Unemployment is above average. Residents are predominantly born in the UK, and residents are also predominantly from ethnic minorities. Social (but not private sector) rented sector housing is common. This Supergroup is found throughout the UK’s conurbations and industrial regions but is also an integral part of smaller towns.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Central Connected Professionals and Managers

Group

City Support Workers

Within London, Dennant is most associated with areas classed as City Support Workers, part of Central Connected Professionals and Managers. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

Scattered throughout Inner London, these areas house relatively few workers in the most senior roles within organisations, and greater prevalence of administrative roles relative to the Supergroup mean. Residents are less likely to be of Chinese ethnicity and are more likely to have been born in Africa. Relative to the Supergroup average, residents are also more likely to live in social housing and live in overcrowded conditions.

Wider London pattern

Adult residents of these neighbourhoods are typically aged 25 to 44, working full-time in professional, managerial or associate professional occupations. There are few families with dependent children. The predominantly Inner London neighbourhoods have an international character, including many residents born elsewhere in Europe alongside high numbers of individuals identifying as of Chinese ethnicity. Many individuals are never married, childless and/or living alone. Above average numbers of individuals, likely to be full-time students, live in communal establishments. Elsewhere, privately rented flats are the dominant housing type. Residents of these areas are well-qualified, with a significant number holding Level 4 or above qualifications. There is a correspondingly high level of individuals employed full-time in professional, managerial and associated professional or technical occupations. Employing industries are financial, real estate, professional, administration, and, to a lesser degree, transport and communications. Unemployment is uncommon.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Dennant is most concentrated in decile 5 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Dennant falls in decile 5 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Dennant is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 50-60 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Dennant, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

1881 census detail

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Dennant families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Dennant surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Middlesex leads with 42 Dennants recorded in 1881 and an index of 3.81x.

County Total Index
Middlesex 42 3.81x
Suffolk 38 28.30x
Kent 13 3.46x
Essex 8 3.68x
Surrey 5 0.93x
Sussex 2 1.08x
Cornwall 1 0.80x
Gloucestershire 1 0.46x
Lancashire 1 0.08x
Warwickshire 1 0.36x
Worcestershire 1 0.69x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Islington London in Middlesex leads with 14 Dennants recorded in 1881 and an index of 13.10x.

Place Total Index
Islington London 14 13.10x
Ipswich St Mathew 13 345.74x
Bethnal Green London 11 22.97x
Kirkley 9 803.57x
Ipswich St Mary Stoke 8 640.00x
Greenwich 7 39.89x
St Marylebone London 7 11.89x
Camberwell 5 7.10x
Deptford St Paul 5 17.24x
Hackney London 4 6.47x
Ipswich St Helen 4 251.57x
West Ham 4 8.33x
Dovercourt 3 389.61x
Paddington London 3 7.40x
Acton 2 30.96x
Brighton 2 5.33x
Ipswich St Clement 2 58.65x
Beccles 1 46.30x
Coates 1 555.56x
Falmouth 1 22.62x
Gravesend 1 31.45x
Great Malvern 1 33.33x
Hampstead London 1 5.82x
Inworth 1 416.67x
Lowestoft 1 15.77x
Sutton Coldfield 1 34.25x
West Derby 1 2.61x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Dennant surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 7
Alice 6
Sarah 4
Ellen 3
Emily 3
Emma 3
Maria 3
Annie 2
Blanche 2
Esther 2
Frances 2
Hannah 2
Kate 2
Laura 2
Lydia 2
A.M. 1
Agnes 1
Alfreda 1
Caroline 1
Catherine 1
Celia 1
Clara 1
Edith 1
Eliza 1
Elizabeth 1
Ester 1
F.K. 1
Grace 1
J.E. 1
Jane 1
L.A. 1
M.A. 1
Mercy 1
Minnie 1
Rose 1
Ruth 1
Susan 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Dennant surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Charles 7
George 4
Arthur 3
Frederick 3
John 3
Robert 3
Albert 2
Alfred 2
Edward 2
F.C. 2
Henry 2
William 2
Benjamin 1
Charlie 1
Edwin 1
Frederic 1
Fredk. 1
Geo. 1
Herbert 1
James 1
Louis 1
Samuel 1
Wm. 1

FAQ

Dennant surname: questions and answers

How common was the Dennant surname in 1881?

In 1881, 113 people were recorded with the Dennant surname. That placed it at #18,412 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Dennant surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 119 in 2016. That gives Dennant a modern rank of #27,704.

What does the Dennant map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Dennant bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.