Dene Coat of Arms and Surname Origin
Seen on a birth certificate or a ship's manifest, Dene is usually a form of Dean.
Local scribes, dialects and emigration all left their mark on how the name was written. Records show Dene as one of the forms Dean took over time.
A coat of arms belongs to a particular family line rather than to everyone named Dene, so the heraldry linked to Dean is a starting point, not an automatic right. Research your Dene family history with a full surname report and painted coat of arms.