Dinny is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Scotland. It is 5 characters long in length.
The form of Denyer. See Denman - The form in Hundred Rolls is Ate Dene. A dweller in a dene or 'den' would be called a Denman or a Denyer. The writer of the article on Surnames in Edinb. Rev. April, 1855, thinks the original Denman was a swincherd.
Surname Dinny is form of Danahy. Grandson of Duineachaidh meaning "humane".
Surname Dinny is the variant form of Deny. Descendant of Denis, belonging to Dionysius, the Grecian god of Wine.
The surname is a form of Denny. One who came from Denny, i.e., wet land, a town and parish in Stirlingshire, or from Denny, i.e., Danes' land, in Cambridgeshire; May also be a pet form of Denis.
The variant of Tenney. Descendant of Tenney, a pet form of Dennis, i.e., belonging to Dionysious, Grecian god of wine.
The lastname Dinny is variation of the Denny. Deni—the baptismal name. Some families so called are known to have settled here from France after the Rev. of the Edict of Nantes, 1687.
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Immigrants to US
From Germany
Barthen Dinny was Of unknown age when he migrated to USA on December 1, 1856. He lived in Germany and took Cornelius Grinnell from London. Farmer Elis. Dinny, 6 years old Peter Dinny, Rhenhard Dinny, aged 5, are others that migrated to US.