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Dennis Family History
Dennis Genealogy & Family TreeDennis is an English name from Lancashire, England, where the family were granted lands after the Battle of Hastings. Conjecturally, it comes from St. Denis, a Bishop of Paris who was martyred by beheading and is said to have picked up his head and walked, continuing to preach. It comes from the Greek name Dionysius and refers to the god of the same name. Roots for the name can also be found in Ireland. The family motto is Suaviter sed fortiter which means “Mildly, but firmly.”
Other spellings include “Denis,” “Denise,” “Denisa,” “Denice,” “Deniece,” “Dennys,” “Dennyss,” “Denys,” and “Denniss.” Notable people with the surname include American actress Sandy Dennis (Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Out of Towners, Guiding Light), English actor and writer Hugh Dennis (Mock the Week, Outnumbered, My Hero), and American NASCAR driver Bill Dennis. The first Dennis to come to America was Thomas Dennis in Massachusetts in 1630.
Dennis Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Absolum Dennis -- --, 1791 May 19, 1877 Virginia
- Martha Dennis -- --, 1674 December 0, 1713 Maryland
- Floyd L Dennis -- --, 1873 August 14, 1961 New York
- Sherdy Dennis -- --, 1861 December 0, 1920 Kentucky
- Helen Nesta Dennis -- --, 1933 October 17, 1987 New York
Dennis Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Morrys Maurice Dennis -- --, 1419 September 1, 1503
- Mary Elizabeth Dennis -- --, 1850 December 0, 1930 Tennessee
- Nathaniel Dennis -- --, 1800 December 0, 1845 Kentucky
- Roy Holson Dennis -- --, 1888 March 16, 1954
- Sarah Dennis -- --, 1859 December 26, 1924 Indiana
