This is an interesting and useful little map that shows where our family members lived, at least according to the telephone book in 1990.
There are other distributions as well, according to the census for 1850, 1880, and 1920.
You can also use this little map for other families in whom you are interested.
For instructions on how to use it, go to: http://www.hamrick.com/names
For a list of actual places that bear our family's name, go the GNIS and enter Dent as the Feature Name, then press "Send Query". It will show you 308 places in the U.S. where the people thought enough of a member of our family to name the place after him. Follow up with maps and other information.