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DENTON
Origin: English
Denton coat of arms English
Coat of Arms: A silver shield with two red bars and three black cinquefoils in chief.

Crest: Description not available




Origin: English

Spelling variations of this family name include: Denton, Dennton, Dentone, Dentonn, Dentowne, Dentown, Dentoun, Denntoun, Danton, Dannton and many more.

First found in Northumberland where they held a family seat from ancient times.

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Jacob Denton who settled in Virginia in the year 1633 and Richard Denton settled in Connecticut in 1635.





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