The ancestors of the Dennieston surname are thought to have lived in the ancient Scottish kingdom of Dalriada. The name Dennieston was given to someone who lived near a place named Danzielstoun, in
Scotland. Thus Dennieston 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 Dennieston family
The surname Dennieston 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",
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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) who died in 1165. It is generally thought that the town was founded about 1060.
Early History of the Dennieston family
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Dennieston Spelling Variations
The translation of Gaelic names in the Middle Ages was not a task undertaken with great care. Records from that era show an enormous number of
spelling variations, even in names referring to the same person. Over the years Dennieston has appeared as Denison, Denniston, Dennistoun, Deniston, Denistoun, Dinniston, Dinnistoun and many more.
Early Notables of the Dennieston family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Dennieston family to Ireland
Some of the Dennieston 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 and printed products wherever possible.
Migration of the Dennieston family to the New World and Oceana
Significant portions of the populations of both the United States and Canada are still made up of the ancestors of Dalriadan families. Some of those in Canada originally settled the United States, but went north as United Empire Loyalists in the American
War of Independence. The late 19th and early 20th centuries saw the ancestors of many Scots on both sides of the border begin to recover their collective national heritage through
Clan societies and highland games. Some of the first North American settlers carried this name or one of its variants: Sam Denniston who settled in New York in 1774; and John Denniston, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1802.