Denison

Denison
Recorded in several spelling forms including Denison, Dennison, and Dennyson, this is a surname of English and Scottish medieval origins. It is a patronymic of the surname Dennis, itself as a personal name derived from the Ancient Greek "Dionysios", said to have been an eastern and possibly hebrew, god. The name was borne by various early Christian saints, including St. Denis, the martyred 3rd Century bishop of Paris, who became the patron saint of France. The popularity of the name in England from the 12th Century onwards seems to have been largely due to a combination of the Norman-French influence following the Conquest of 1066, and the later crusades to the Holy Land in the 12th century. It became a custom for returning soldiers and pilgrims to call their subsequent children by biblical names, in honour of the fathers exploits. The earliest recording of the surname was that of Adam Deynissone, in the Subsidy Tax Rolls of the county of Suffok in 1381, whilst three centuries later one of the first settlers in the colonies of New England was Edward Denison, aged 22, formerly of London, who was recorded as living in Virginia in January 1624. Surnames became necessary when governments introduced personal taxation. In England this was often known as Poll Tax. Throughout the centuries, surnames in every country have continued to "develop" often leading to astonishing variants of the original spelling.

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  • Denison — may refer to: Contents 1 Given name 2 Surname 3 Places 4 …   Wikipedia

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  • Denison, KS — U.S. city in Kansas Population (2000): 231 Housing Units (2000): 88 Land area (2000): 0.117033 sq. miles (0.303113 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.117033 sq. miles (0.303113 sq. km) FIPS code:… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Denison, TX — U.S. city in Texas Population (2000): 22773 Housing Units (2000): 10309 Land area (2000): 22.590845 sq. miles (58.510017 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.323020 sq. miles (0.836619 sq. km) Total area (2000): 22.913865 sq. miles (59.346636 sq. km)… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Denison — (spr. dénnĭs n), Stadt in Texas, Grafschaft Grayson, unweit des Red River, Bahnknotenpunkt, mit Baumwoll und Getreidehandel und (1900) 11,807 Einwohnern …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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  • Denison — 1 Original name in latin Denison Name in other language Denison, dan ni sen, denison, dnyswn, tgzas, dnyswn, tksas, Денисон State code US Continent/City America/Chicago longitude 33.75566 latitude 96.53666 altitude 227 Population 22682 Date 2011… …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

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