| ![Show Contents]() Denver History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Early Origins of the Denver familyThe surname Denver was first found in the parish of Donaghmoyne in County Monaghan (Irish: Muineachán) located in the Northern part of the Republic of Ireland in the province of Ulster, where Patrick Denvir was recorded in the Hearth Money Rolls of 1663. However, family tradition traces the roots of the surname back to the D'Anver of Norfolk family, who were given lands in England by William the Conquerer. The tradition follows that the family of the regicide Sir John Denvir came to Ireland and settled in a place near Strangford in County Down. Early History of the Denver familyThis web page shows only a small excerpt of our Denver research. The years 1747, 1817, 1831, 1835, 1865 and 1892 are included under the topic Early Denver History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible. Denver Spelling VariationsSpelling variations of this family name include: Denvir, Denver, D'Anver and others. Early Notables of the Denver familyNotable amongst the family up to this time was - Cornelius Denvir, Bishop of Down and Connor from 1835 to 1865, and James William Denver (1817-1892), an American territorial governor, army officer, and congressman and for whom the city in Colorado i...
| Denver migration to the United States | + |
Some of the first settlers of this family name were: Denver Settlers in United States in the 19th Century- Felix Denver and E. Denver, who landed in Baltimore in 1831
| Contemporary Notables of the name Denver (post 1700) | + |
- John Denver (1943-1997), born Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr., American multi-award winning folk singer-songwriter, best known for his songs "Thank God I'm A Country Boy", and "Rocky Mountain High", inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame (1996)
- Bob Denver (1935-2005), American actor, best known as Gilligan on TV's "Gilligan's Island"
- Matthew Rombach Denver (1870-1954), American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Ohio, 1896, 1908, 1912, 1924, 1928, 1932; Member of Ohio Democratic State Central Committee, 1902-03 1
- James William Denver (1817-1892), American politician, Representative from California at-large, 1855-57; Secretary of Kansas Territory, 1857-58; Governor of Kansas Territory, 1857-58, 1858, 1858 1
- Beatrice Denver Holloway (1884-1964), Australian actress
- John Denver Hore (1944-2022), better known by his stage name of John Grenell, a New Zealand country singer and songwriter
- Dallas Denver Bixler (1910-1990), American gymnast, Olympic champion at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Private First Class Charles Denver Barger (1892-1936), United States Army soldier awarded the Medal of Honor
- Scott Denver Scheid, American politician, Candidate for Mayor of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, 2011 2
- Horace Denver Ridlon (b. 1876), American Republican politician, Member of Maine State House of Representatives from Penobscot County, 1919-20 3
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