# Dench

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈdɛnt͡ʃ/ · frequency rank #52,885

## Definitions
1. An English surname.

## Etymology
From Middle English Dench, from Densc (“Danish”), from Old English Denisc, from Proto-Germanic *daniskaz. Doublet of Danish.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/dench