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Early Origins of the Dennard family

The surname Dennard was first found in Oxfordshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor. The Saxon influence of English history diminished after the Battle of Hastings in 1066. The language of the courts was French for the next three centuries and the Norman ambience prevailed. But Saxon surnames survived and the family name was first referenced in the year 1279 when Thomas de Denley held estates in that shire.

Early History of the Dennard family

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Dennard Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Denly, Denleigh, Denlegh, Dennerly, Dennarly and others.

Early Notables of the Dennard family

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Dennard Ranking

In the United States, the name Dennard is the 6,874th most popular surname with an estimated 4,974 people with that name. 1


United States Dennard migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Dennard Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • William Dennard, aged 21, who immigrated to America from Tortadown, Ireland, in 1908
  • Robert Dennard, aged 28, who landed in America from Bellshill, Scotland, in 1909
  • Caroline Alice Dennard, aged 27, who immigrated to the United States from Blandford, England, in 1911
  • John W. Dennard, aged 28, who immigrated to the United States, in 1920
  • Jacob Dennard, who settled in America, in 1923

Contemporary Notables of the name Dennard (post 1700) +

  • Robert Dennard (b. 1932), American electrical engineer and inventor who in 1968 invented dynamic random access memory (DRAM)
  • Preston Jackson Dennard (b. 1955), former professional American football wide receiver in the NFL


  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/


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