How common is the last name Denton?

26,745 people in the United States have the last name Denton, about 1 in 11,176. It ranks #1,284 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

DENTON

#1,284

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
26,745
About
1 in 11,176
This common or more
42.6%
Who bears it

Of the 26,745 people with the last name Denton, 81.9% reported their origin as White, 9% as Black and 4% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Denton, most common first.

Also a first name

As a first name, Denton ranks #4,953 of 53,615, with 3,586 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1994, with 89 births. See Denton as a first name

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