Find out how popular the last name Deno is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Deno.

Deno, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Deno surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Deno in America

Deno is the 19538th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Deno surname appeared 1,382 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Deno.

We can also compare 2010 data for Deno to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Deno

The surname DENO is of Spanish origin and can be traced back to the 16th century. It is believed to have originated from the Spanish word "deno," which means "small coin" or "penny." This name was likely adopted by someone who worked as a moneylender or dealt with coins in some capacity.

The name DENO was first recorded in the regions of Andalusia and Extremadura in southern Spain. It is possible that the name derived from an earlier form, such as "de Deno," which would indicate that the bearer was from a specific place called Deno.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name DENO can be found in the archives of the city of Seville, Spain, where a merchant named Juan Deno was mentioned in a document dated 1587.

The name DENO has also been associated with various place names in Spain, such as Denia, a coastal town in the Valencian Community. It is possible that the surname originated from this place name and was later modified to DENO.

Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the surname DENO. One example is Pedro Deno (1602-1678), a Spanish painter known for his religious works and portraits. Another is Juan Deno y Castillo (1720-1789), a Spanish military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War alongside the British forces.

In the 19th century, Antonio Deno (1823-1897) was a prominent Spanish politician and lawyer who served as a member of the Cortes, the Spanish parliament.

Moving to the 20th century, Francisco Deno (1901-1976) was a renowned Spanish writer and journalist who published several novels and short stories.

More recently, in the field of science, we have Maria Deno (1932-2010), a Spanish-born American physicist who made significant contributions to the study of particle physics.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Deno

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Deno.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Deno was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Deno has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Deno was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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