Deacon is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Deacon
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

The surname is a variation of Deakin. The same as Dakin - The motto of this widely-spread family, STRYKE DAKEYNE, THE DEVIL'S IN THE HEMPE, is said to have originated from an incident in a sea-fight. It was used temp. Edward VI., and probably much earlier.

Deacon is a variant form of Dawkins. See David - Though of ancient standing in Wales, this Christian name scarcely appears in England before the Conquest. Modified in various forms it has since produced many family names, some of which are among the commonest in use, as Davids, Davidson, Davidge—Davey, Davy, Davie—Davies, Davis, Daviss, Daves, Davison. From Daw, the nickname, come Dawe, Dawes, Daws, Dawson, Dawkes, Dawkins, Dawkinson, and from another form of the nickname, according to Camden, we get Day, Dayes, Dayson, and Dakin.

Deacon is a form of Dakin. The motto of this widely-spread family, STRYKE DAKEYNE, THE DEVIL'S IN THE HEMPE, is said to have originated from an incident in a sea-fight. It was used temp. Edward VI., and probably much earlier.

The surname is the form of the Deagan. Grandson of Dubhceann meaning "black head".

One who assisted priest or minister.

A known corruption of Dinan.

How popular is Deacon?

Deacon is common in England, United States, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Jamaica, Scotland, New Zealand, Ireland, Wales, Nigeria, Argentina.

Deacon is ranked 23598 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Deacon bearers increased by 2.63 per cent in 2010 US census to 3322 since 2000, the surname slipped by 493 spots and ranked at 9756. The last name was found in around 1 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 87.9 90.89
Black 4.94 3.99
American Indian and Alaska Native 3.04 2.04
Hispanic or Latino 2.05 1.11
Others 1.32 1.39
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.75 0.59
Deacon is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in England which signifies its England provenence. Around 22970 people have been found who wears Deacon as their family name. Deacon is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Deacon:
881 England9,044
8,210 United States5,118
1,482 Australia2,711
2,686 Canada1,920
5,470 South Africa1,265
Countries with hundreds of Deacon:
786 Jamaica456
1,609 Scotland448
1,790 New Zealand439
1,458 Ireland404
962 Wales357
52,479 Nigeria133
26,002 Argentina130
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,784 Northern Ireland74
183,539 Thailand55
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
110,053 Germany40
6,278 Singapore39
42,239 Spain37
48,115 Netherlands33
19,244 Peru31
19,854 United Arab Emirates31
23,714 Denmark17
5,870 Trinidad and Tobago17
25,884 Moldova11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
78,460 Zimbabwe10
44,190 Norway9
81,336 Sweden9
14,518 Ethiopia9
2,398 Jersey8
436,635 Russia8
228,986 Philippines8
321,660 France8
26,217 Estonia8
1,286 Bermuda7
786,157 India7
486,533 Brazil6
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Servant James Deacon from Great Britain aboard the Monteauma from Liverpool during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 25 years old when he arrived in USA on May 15, 1846. Maid Catherin Deacon, John Deacon (28) , Sarah Deacon (30) Immigrant, Edwin Deacon (11) Immigrant, Elizabeth Deacon (9), Laundress/ Ironer Bridg. Deacon, 2 years old Margt. Deacon, Mary Deacon (12) Laundress/ Ironer, and 13 other Deacon majority of whom were servant and others worked as laundry man/ ironer and workman migrated to US.

From Germany

Philippe Deacon was 19 years old when he migrated to New York on December 19, 1854. He lived in Hessen where he worked as farmer and took Advance from Havre.

Deacon Namesakes

  • Paul the Deacon, Benedictine monk, scribe
  • Terrence Deacon, American Neuroanthropologist
  • Nicanor the Deacon, was one of the Seven Deacons
  • Louis Deacon, former English professional rugby union footballer
  • Thomas Deacon, English non-juror bishop
  • William Frederick Deacon, English author and journalist
  • James the Deacon, Roman deacon
  • George Deacon, British oceanographer and chemist
  • Peter the Deacon, librarian of the abbey of Montecassino and continuator of the 'Chronicon Monasterii Casinensis'
  • Leo the Deacon, Byzantine historian and chronicler
  • Katy Deacon, British engineer involved
  • Hilary Deacon, South African archaeologist and academic
  • Donald Deacon, politician in Ontario, Canada
  • Susan Deacon, Scottish public figure
  • Brian Deacon, English actor
  • Paul Deacon, English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s
  • Adam Deacon, English film actor, rapper, writer and director
  • Dan Deacon, American composer and electronic musician based
  • Eric Deacon, English actor perhaps best known for his role
  • Gill Deacon, Canadian author and broadcaster
  • Bert Deacon, Australian rules footballer
  • John Deacon, English retired musician
  • Don Deacon, professional ice hockey winger

Deacon Namesakes

  • Paul the Deacon, Benedictine monk, scribe
  • Terrence Deacon, American Neuroanthropologist
  • Nicanor the Deacon, was one of the Seven Deacons
  • Louis Deacon, former English professional rugby union footballer
  • Thomas Deacon, English non-juror bishop
  • William Frederick Deacon, English author and journalist
  • James the Deacon, Roman deacon
  • George Deacon, British oceanographer and chemist
  • Peter the Deacon, librarian of the abbey of Montecassino and continuator of the 'Chronicon Monasterii Casinensis'
  • Leo the Deacon, Byzantine historian and chronicler
  • Katy Deacon, British engineer involved
  • Hilary Deacon, South African archaeologist and academic
  • Donald Deacon, politician in Ontario, Canada
  • Susan Deacon, Scottish public figure
  • Brian Deacon, English actor
  • Paul Deacon, English former professional rugby league footballer of the 1990s
  • Adam Deacon, English film actor, rapper, writer and director
  • Dan Deacon, American composer and electronic musician based
  • Eric Deacon, English actor perhaps best known for his role
  • Gill Deacon, Canadian author and broadcaster
  • Bert Deacon, Australian rules footballer
  • John Deacon, English retired musician
  • Don Deacon, professional ice hockey winger

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