Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
DENNETT
There are approximately 3,099 people named Dennett in the UK. That makes it the 3,200th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 49 are named Dennett.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Diminutive
Related and similar surnames
DannattDanet
Danneatt
Danett
Daniett
Danette
Daneatt
Danneat
Danneit
Dainette
Dagnett
Daneete
Danete
Danetta
Dannat
Dagnette
Daneat
Danatt
Danetti
Daniet
Daneit
Dainet
The Dennett surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
DENNETT. 1. A diminutive of Denis. 2. There is an unsupported tradition in the Sussex family that the name was originally At Denne, or Dean, and that by a syllabic transposition it became Den-At or Dennett.