Dente

See also: dente, dénte, and denté

English

Etymology

From the Italian and Portuguese surname, from dente (“tooth”).

Proper noun

Dente (plural Dentes)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Dente is the 27303^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 885 individuals. Dente is most common among White (90.85%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Dente”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 442.

Anagrams

• denet, ented, teend

Italian

Etymology

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Proper noun

Dente m or f by sense

1. a surname

Anagrams

• tende