Given name & surname
Denzil
“from a place in Cornwall”
Denzil is a variant of Denzel. One English interpretation is “from a place in Cornwall.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Denzil is a variant of Denzel. One English interpretation is “from a place in Cornwall.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Cornish.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1897. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Denzil through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 3,843
- 3,775 boys · 68 girls
- Most popular year
- 1937
- 96 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −100%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 2020. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 96 in 1937. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 2,096 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Denzil
- Denzil DouglasPrime Minister of Saint Kitts and Nevisborn 1953
- Denzil BestAmerican jazz drummer (1917–1965)
- Denny CrumAmerican basketball player and coach1937–2023
- Denzil HaosebNamibian footballerborn 1991
- Denzil DaviesBritish politician (1938-2018)
- Denzil Holles, 1st Baron HollesEnglish politician and army officer1598–1680
- Denzil SmithIndian actorborn 1960
- Denzil ForresterGrenadian/British artist (born 1956)
- Denzil IbbetsonAdministrator in British India1847–1908
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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