Denney Last Name: Meaning and Heraldic Roots

The name Denney is closely linked to Denny. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “from Denny, Stirlingshire”. Denney adds “e” to Denny, a small change that crept in as the name was written down. Spellings drifted because names were written down by ear in parish books, tax rolls and passenger lists. Other spellings include Dennie.

The 2010 census count for Denney in the United States was 12,792, good for rank 2,821. Names that sound alike, such as Tenney, Deny and Dene, are easily confused in old records.

Arms linked to Denny and its spellings were granted to individual families; our heraldry team traces which line they belonged to. Want more than a summary? See the Denney family name pack.