Denison Family Crest and Name History

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The Ancient History Of The Distinguished Surname Denison

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Origins Available: English, French, Scottish

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

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.

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

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

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Sam Denniston who settled in New York in 1774; and John Denniston, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1802.

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Suggested Readings for the name Denison

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.

Some noteworthy people of the name Denison

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
Edward Denison (1801-1854), Bishop of Salisbury
Albert Denison (d. 1860), English nobleman, formerly a Conyngham, created Baron Londesborough
Michael Denison (1915-1998), English actor

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Family Crests: the Heraldic Artist

We have researched the Denison family crest in the most recognized sources. Before an artist or craftsman can render a family crest, it must exist. In other words the crest must have been designed and recorded by the heralds from time immemorial.

Heraldic designs matriculated by the lay-artist in many cases becomes uninspired, meretricious and even ugly...

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Family Crests: Timeline

Many of the symbols adopted into armory have been used since the time of the ancient Egyptians, but heraldry itself did not begin until the 11th century. In continental Europe, the most ancient recorded family crest was discovered upon the monumental effigy of a Count of Wasserburg in the church of St. Emeran, at Ratisobon, Germany...

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Family Crests: Elements

In the Denison coat of arms as in all coat of arms the crest is only one element of the full armorial achievement. Again the Family Crest is just part of the story of Coats of Arms or Heraldry. Heraldry is defined as the hereditary art or science of blazoning, the description is appropriate technical terms of Coats-of-Arms and other heraldic and armorial insignia, and is of very ancient origin...

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Family Crests and Genealogy: how they relate

We encourage you to study the Denison genealogy to find out if you descend from someone who bore a particular family crest. Anyone making a study of heraldry usually becomes interested in Genealogy or seeking legal claim to a particular family crest. No families, not even the royal houses, can make sound claim to the right to bear arms unless a proven connection is established through attested Genealogical records...

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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.