Updated June 9, 2019

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Family name origins & meanings

  • English (Yorkshire) : from a medieval personal name, a diminutive of Dennis 1.
  • This name was brought to America in 1638 by Thomas Tenney, a member of a party led by the Rev. Ezekiel Rogers from Rowley, Yorkshire, England, to found Rowley, MA. Most (probably all) modern American families with this name are descended from him.