The ancient Scottish kingdom of Dalriada is thought to be the home of the ancestors of the Dennyelston family. Their name comes from someone having lived near a place named Danzielstoun, in Scotland. Thus Dennyelston is a local surname, which belongs to a category of hereditary surnames derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads.
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Early Origins of the Dennyelston family
The surname Dennyelston 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.
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Early History of the Dennyelston family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Dennyelston research. Another 91 words (6 lines of text) covering the years 1296, 1694 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Dennyelston History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
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Dennyelston Spelling Variations
In the Middle Ages, the translation between Gaelic and English was not a highly developed process. Spelling was not yet standardized, and so, an enormous number of spelling variations appear in records of early Scottish names. Dennyelston has appeared as Denison, Denniston, Dennistoun, Deniston, Denistoun, Dinniston, Dinnistoun and many more.
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Early Notables of the Dennyelston family
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Migration of the Dennyelston family to Ireland
Some of the Dennyelston 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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Migration of the Dennyelston family
Dalriadan families proliferated in North America. Their descendants still populate many communities in the eastern parts of both the United States and Canada. Some settled in Canada as United Empire Loyalists, in the wake of the American War of Independence. Families on both sides of the border have recovered much of their heritage in the 20th century through Clan societies and highland games. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Dennyelston or a variant listed above: Sam Denniston who settled in New York in 1774; and John Denniston, who arrived in Philadelphia in 1802.
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