Denison - name meaning, origin

The boy's name Denison \d(e)-ni-son\ is a variant of Dennison (Old English), and the meaning of Denison is "son of Dennis".

The baby name Denison sounds like Dennyson, Tennyson and Tanson. Other similar baby names are Benson, Bensson, Davison, Denis, Jenson and Jensson.

Denison is an uncommon first name for men but a very common last name for both men and women (#5587 out of 88799). (1990 U.S. Census)

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