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![Show Contents]() Dennistoun History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The rugged west coast of Scotland in the kingdom of Dalriada is the setting from which came the Dennistoun name. The name derives from someone having lived near a place named Danzielstoun, in Scotland. Thus Dennistoun is a local surname, which belongs to a category of hereditary surnames derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Early Origins of the Dennistoun familyThe surname Dennistoun was first found in Renfrewshire, at Danzielstoun, in the parish of Kilmalcolm. "The manor took its name from some man named Daniel, and it bore this name as early as the reign of Malcolm IV", 1 who died in 1165. It is generally thought that the town was founded about 1060. Early History of the Dennistoun familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dennistoun research. Another 91 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1694 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Dennistoun History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Dennistoun Spelling VariationsIn various documents Dennistoun has been spelled Since medieval scribes still spelled according to sound, records from that era contain an enormous number of spelling variations. Denison, Denniston, Dennistoun, Deniston, Denistoun, Dinniston, Dinnistoun and many more. Early Notables of the Dennistoun familyMore information is included under the topic Early Dennistoun Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.  Migration of the Dennistoun family to Ireland
Some of the Dennistoun family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 58 words (4 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Numerous Scottish settlers settled along the east coast of the colonies that would become the United States and Canada. Others traveled to the open country of the west. At the time of the American War of Independence, some remained in the United States, while those who remained loyal to the crown went north to Canada as United Empire Loyalists. The highland games and Clan societies that sprang up across North America in the 20th century have helped many Scots to recover parts of their lost traditions. Research into passenger and immigration lists has revealed some of the very first Dennistouns to arrive in North America:
Dennistoun Settlers in United States in the 18th Century- Margaret Dennistoun, aged 36, who landed in New York in 1775 2
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- Alexander Dennistoun of Golfhill (1790-1874), wealthy Scottish merchant
- James Dennistoun of Dennistoun (1803-1855), Scottish advocate, antiquary and art collector
- James R. Dennistoun, New Zealand alpinist in charge of the mules on board the Terra Nova on her way to Antarctica for the British Antarctic Expedition (1910-1913), eponym of Dennistoun Glacier
- Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
- Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
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Dennistoun migration to the United States 
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