Arthur, William (1857) An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names. New York: Sheldon, Blakeman. Public Domain.
DENMAN
There are approximately 3,440 people named Denman in the UK. That makes it the 2,939th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 54 are named Denman.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
England
Language of origin
English
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
English
Occupational Name
Related and similar surnames
DenyerDeman
Demann
Demman
Daneman
Degnan
Deanman
Daenman
Danman
Dainman
Dannman
Dannmann
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Demnan
Dehnan
Demean
Deiman
Deenan
Deeman
Daeman
Deanmay
Denaan
Demane
Deaman
Dehman
Denam
The Denman surname in historical dictionaries
An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857)
A denizen; in Welsh, Dinman, the place of a fortress, from din, a fortress, and man, a place. Denman, Saxon, the man of the valley; a dweller in the vale.
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
DENMAN. See the termination, den and 31AN. The form in H.R. is Ate Dene. A dweller in a dene or ' den' would be called a Denman or a Denyer. The writer of the article on Surnames in Ediub. Rev. April, 1855, thinks the original Denman ■was a swineherd.
Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.