Surname Dinnessen - Meaning and Origin
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Dinnessen: What does the surname Dinnessen mean?
The last name Dinnessen is of Dutch origin and is thought to be a variant of Dinnissen, which is an occupational name derived from the Dutch word "din" meaning dinner.
The name is likely to have derived from two distinct sources: it could refer to a person who was a "diner-maker", a craftsman who built or repaired dinner-tables, in other words, a carpenter, or it could refer to a steward or court official who was in charge of providing and preparing dinner.
The name Dinnessen can be found in Dutch records as early as the 16th century, where a family from the Dutch province of Friesland is mentioned in 1585 in the census of the Dutch city of Leeuwarden. Since then, many families with the surname Dinnessen have settled in the Netherlands and the countries that once formed part of the Dutch colonies, including the United States, Canada, Australia, and South Africa.
Today, the name Dinnessen is mostly associated with Dutch culture and is quite rare elsewhere in the world. The name is likely to signify hard work and dedication, since many of the original bearers of the name were tradesmen.
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The Dinnessen surname is found scattered throughout Europe and the United States. In the United States, the name is mostly concentrated in the Midwest, with significant populations in Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota, and North Dakota. In Europe, it is more widely distributed, with significant populations in The Netherlands, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
The Netherlands is thought to be the most likely location of origin for the Dinnessen surname. The name, in various spellings, appears in historical records in Friesland, Netherlands well into the 17th century. The earliest documented record of the name is found in the marriage record of Searam Dienessen, in Leeuwarden, Netherlands in 1514.
The Dinnessen surname is still relatively common throughout the Frisian provinces of Northern Netherlands. In 2019, the surname was ranked as the 1,518th most common name in The Netherlands. It also appears to be fairly common in other parts of Europe, particularly Germany and Switzerland.
Although the Dinnessen surname remains fairly uncommon in the United States, in recent decades its distribution has become more widespread. According to the 1990 US census, the surname had a relative frequency of .004 in the United States. It is likely that this number has increased as the descendants of earlier immigrants have spread out from the original concentrations around the Great Lakes.
Variations of the surname Dinnessen
The surname Dinnessen is a patronymic name that originated from the given name Dennis, which is a derivation of the name Dionysius. This name is derived from the Ancient Greek ‘Διός' (Dios) meaning ‘divine’ and ‘νῦσος' (Nysos) meaning 'AVineyard'. The variants, spellings and surnames of the same origin for the surname Dinnessen include Denison, Dennison, Deniston, Denisen, Dennesson, Dennisun, Dennisson, Dennysen, Dinneison, Dinneson, Dinnesson, Dinseon and Dynyson.
The surname Denison is derived from the Old English words ‘dene’ or ‘denu’ which means ‘valley’ and ‘sūn’ meaning ‘son’ to form the meaning ‘son of the valley’. The surname Dennison is derived from an Anglo-Saxon place name ‘Denisa’, which means ‘son of Dennis’ and Deniston is an Anglicized version of the Irish surname O’Denis. Denisen is a Scandinavian and Dutch version of the surname and Dennesson is a derivative of the given name Dennis.
Dennisun, Dennisson, Dennysen are other variants of the name Dinnessen. Dinneison is derived from the Old Norse personal name ‘Dion’ and Dinneson is the variant spelling of the surname Dinneison.. Dinnesson is derived from a combination of the given name Dennis and ‘son’, while Dynyson is the Dutch version of the surname.
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