Dennington

English

Alternative forms

• (surname): Denington

Etymology

From the Old English personal name Denegifu, which is composed of the elements Dene (“Dane”) + gifu (“gift”), + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

Proper noun

Dennington (countable and uncountable, plural Denningtons)

1. A village and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM2867).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dennington is the 40313^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 543 individuals. Dennington is most common among White (91.16%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dennington”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 441.