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An excerpt from www.HouseOfNames.com archives copyright © 2000 - 2012

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Where did the Scottish Denison family come from? What is the Scottish Denison family crest and coat of arms? When did the Denison family first arrive in the United States? Where did the various branches of the family go? What is the Denison family history?

The Denison surname comes from the place name Danzielstoun, in Scotland. Thus Denison is a local surname, which belongs to a category of hereditary surnames derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.

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Spelling variations of this family name include: Denison, Denniston, Dennistoun, Deniston, Denistoun, Dinniston, Dinnistoun and many more.

First found in Renfrewshire, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say well before the Norman Conquest and the arrival of Duke William at Hastings in 1066 A.D.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Denison research. Another 239 words(17 lines of text) covering the years 1060, 1296, and 1694 are included under the topic Early Denison History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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More information is included under the topic Early Denison Notables in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the Denison family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt. Another 103 words(7 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products.

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Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Denison Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Edward Denison, who settled in Virginia in 1623
  • Edward Denison, who landed in Virginia in 1623
  • William Denison, his wife Margaret, and their three sons, who settled in Massachusetts in 1631
  • William Denison, who landed in Massachusetts in 1631
  • Margaret Denison, who landed in Massachusetts in 1632


Denison Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Catherine Denison, who settled in Maryland in 1735

Denison Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • James Denison, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pa in 1838

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  • Ellery Denison (1900-1989), American philatelist who specialized in the postage stamps and postal history of China
  • Edward E. Denison (1873-1953), American congressman
  • Edward Fulton Denison (1915-1992), American economist
  • Sir William Thomas Denison (1804-1871), British army officer and colonial administrator, Governor of New South Wales (1855-1861) and Governor of Madras (1861-1866)
  • John Evelyn Denison (1800-1873), English Politician, Speaker of the House of Commons (1857-1872), created Viscount Ossington
  • Albert Denison (d. 1860), English nobleman, formerly a Conyngham, created Baron Londesborough
  • Michael Denison CBE (1915-1998), noted English actor
  • Daniel Denison (b. 1985), English professional golfer
  • Edward Denison (1840-1870), English philanthropist
  • Edward Denison (1801-1854), English bishop of Salisbury

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  • Denison Genealogy: Ancestors and Descendants of Captain George Denison by Elverton Glenn Denison.
  • A Record of the Descendants of Capt. George Denison of Stonington, Connecticut: With Notices of His Father and Brothers, and Some Account of Other Denisons Who Settled in America in the Colony Times by John Denison Baldwin.
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  9. Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Galveston Texas 1896-1951. National Archives Washington DC. Print.
  10. Le Patourel, John. The Norman Empire. New York: Oxford University Press, 1976. Print. (ISBN 0-19-822525-3).
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The Denison Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Denison Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.

This page was last modified on 11 January 2012 at 13:27.

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