Meaning of the nameDenison

Male
English origin
De-ni-son

Denison is a male name formed from Denis plus -son, a formative of English origin meaning 'son of'.

Meaning

“son of Denis”

Source: Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son)

People (2022): 5,736
Rank in Brazil: #2,490
Median age: 30 years
2010 Census: 6,346; people

Denison in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Denison, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (1,705 people).

35 women 5,701 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Denison is most common

States with the highest share of people named Denison in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Roraima 0.021%
Sergipe 0.016%
Pará 0.011%
Amazonas 0.009%
Alagoas 0.008%

All states

State	People	% of population
Pará	894	0.011%
São Paulo	532	0.001%
Bahia	487	0.003%
Minas Gerais	461	0.002%
Rio de Janeiro	367	0.002%
Sergipe	354	0.016%
Amazonas	339	0.009%
Maranhão	311	0.005%
Alagoas	243	0.008%
Pernambuco	191	0.002%
Rio Grande do Sul	180	0.002%
Goiás	169	0.002%
Santa Catarina	135	0.002%
Roraima	135	0.021%
Paraná	134	0.001%
Ceará	133	0.002%
Rio Grande do Norte	86	0.003%
Espírito Santo	80	0.002%
Mato Grosso	78	0.002%
Distrito Federal	75	0.003%
Paraíba	61	0.002%
Amapá	61	0.008%
Tocantins	60	0.004%
Mato Grosso do Sul	54	0.002%
Piauí	49	0.002%
Rondônia	41	0.003%
Acre	26	0.003%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Denison

Wiktionary, in its English entry, explains Denison as Denis + -son. The Morfemário of the Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil describes -son as an English patronymic formative, 'son of'. Denis, in turn, is the French form of Dionísio, according to Behind the Name, and comes from French Denis, according to the Dictionary. Denison thus has the sense of 'son of Denis'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 5,736 people named Denison, with a median age of 30. Proportionally, it is most common in Roraima. Denisson is the variant with a doubled S.

This is the most common spelling in the group, with a single S between the vowels.

Other spellings of Denison

Spelling	People (2022)
Denison	5,736
Denisson	2,129

Sources

Wiktionary: Denison · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Morfemário (-son) · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Denis · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · origin
Behind the Name: Denis · behindthename.com · origin

Questions about the name Denison

What does the name Denison mean?

Denison means “son of Denis”, according to Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.

How many people are named Denison in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 5,736 people with the first name Denison, which ranks it number 2,490 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.

Is Denison a boy's or a girl's name?

Denison is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 35 women and 5,701 men had this name.

What is the origin of the name Denison?

Denison is a name of English origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Denison most common?

Proportionally, in Roraima: 0.021% of the state's population is named Denison (135 people), according to the 2022 Census.

What are the other spellings of Denison?

Denisson. IBGE counts each spelling separately.

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