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

The surname is one of the oldest family names to came from that French region known as Brittany. It is derived from the Greek given name Dionysios, which means a follower of the Greek god of the same name. Much of the popularity of the name Dennis is due to the fact that it was borne by the 3rd century Bishop of Paris who later became the patron saint of France.

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Throughout the course of history most surnames have undergone changes for many reasons. During the early development of the French language, a son and father may not have chosen to spell their name the same way. Many are simple spelling changes by a person who gave his name, phonetically, to a scribe, priest, or recorder. Many names held prefixes or suffixes which became optional as they passed through the centuries, or were adopted by different branches to signify either a political or religious adherence. Hence, we have many spelling variations of this name, Dennis some of which are Denis, Dennis, Denys, Dennys, Denice, Denise, Deniset, Deniseau, Denison, Denisard, Denizot, Denizon and many more.

First found in Champagne, where this illustrious family held a family seat since ancient times.


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This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dennis research. Another 303 words(22 lines of text) covering the years 1294, 1340, 1360, 1384, 1390, 1404, 1438, 1448, and 1700 are included under the topic Early Dennis History in all our PDF Extended History products.

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In 1643, 109 years after the first landings by Cartier, there were only about 300 people in Quebec, in 1663 there were only 500, 2,000 migrants arrived during the next decade. Early marriage was desperately encouraged amongst the immigrants. Youths of 18 took fourteen-year-old girls for their wives. The fur trade was developed and attracted migrants, both noble and commoner from France. 15,000 explorers left Montreal in the late 17th and 18th centuries. Migration from France to New France or Quebec as it was now more popularly called, continued from France until it fell in 1759. By 1675, there were 7000 French in Quebec. By the same year the Acadian presence in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island had reached 500. In 1755, 10,000 French Acadians refused to take an oath of allegiance to England and were deported to Louisiana. Meanwhile, in Quebec, the French race flourished, founding in Lower Canada, one of the two great solitudes which became Canada. Many distinguished contributions have been made by members of this family name Dennis. It has been prominent in the arts, religion, politics and culture in France and New France. Amongst the settlers in North America with this distinguished name Dennis were

  • Edward Dennis settled there also about six years after

Dennis Settlers in the United States in the 17th Century


  • Thomas Dennis who settled in Boston in 1630
  • Daniell Dennis, aged 22, settled in Barbados in 1635
  • Jo Dennis, aged 22, settled in Virginia in 1635
  • Thomas Dennis aged 18, settled in Barbados in 1635
  • Danniel Dennis was banished to Barbados in 1635


Dennis Settlers in the United States in the 18th Century


  • Catherine Dennis, who arrived in Virginia in 1703
  • Cha Dennis, who landed in Virginia in 1703
  • Eliz Dennis, who arrived in Virginia in 1705
  • Benjamin Dennis, who landed in South Carolina in 1710
  • Robt Dennis, who arrived in Virginia in 1713


Dennis Settlers in the United States in the 19th Century


  • Charles Dennis, who landed in America in 1811
  • Mrs. Dennis, aged 35, settled in Philadelphia in 1820
  • R F Dennis, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1850
  • T Dennis, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1850
  • W Dennis, who arrived in San Francisco, Cal in 1851


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  • David Worth Dennis II (1912-1999), Republican United States Representative from Indiana
  • Carl Dennis (b. 1939), American poet, winner of the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for poetry
  • Lawrence Dennis (1893-1977), American writer and editor
  • Peter Hugh Dennis II (b. 1962), English actor, comedian, writer, impressionist and voice-over artist
  • Samuel Dennis (1870-1945), Australian politician
  • Nigel Dennis (1912-1989), English writer, critic, playwright and magazine editor
  • Ron Dennis CBE (b. 1947), English chairman, CEO and part owner of the McLaren Group
  • John Dennis (1657-1734), English critic and playwright


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  • The Ancestors and Descendants of Nathan Dennis, 1650-1982 by Frederick W. Dennis.
  • Dennis and Chorn Kin: A Short Genealogy of Their Connections and a Companion to Lucy Jane Wylder and K.
  • by Jessye Ann High.
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  7. Guérard, Albert Léon. France: a Modern History. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1959. Print.
  8. D'Hozier Charles. Armorial Général de France. Paris: Dillon, 1875. Print.
  9. Rasmussen, Louis J. . San Francisco Ship Passenger Lists 4 Volumes Colma, California 1965 Reprint. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1978. Print.
  10. Hanks, Patricia and Flavia Hodges. A Dictionary of Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1988. Print. (ISBN 0-19-211592-8).
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