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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
- Robert Dennis -- --, 1647 June 5, 1691 England
- Grace Dennis -- --, 1678 December 0, 1698 England
- James Nicholls Dennis -- --, 1915 February 23, 1999 Kentucky
- Baroness Cecilia Dennis -- --, 1596 February 20, 1616 England
- Richard Irvin Dennis -- --, 1914 March 13, 2005 Ohio
Dennis Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Margaret Dennis
- John Dennis -- --, 1572 May 3, 1660
- Walter Dennis -- --, 1503 December 0, 1506
- Hugh Dennis -- --, 1532 December 0, 1612
- Isobel Elizabeth Dennis -- --, 1509 December 0, 1596
