Save Type Surname (from location) Usage English Pronounced Pron. /dɛn.tən/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Habitational name from any of the various places called Denton in England, all derived from Old English denu "valley" and tun "enclosure, town". However, one in Northamptonshire derives from Old English byname Dudda and tun.
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