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

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

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.

Deakin is a variant form of the Deagan. Grandson of Dubhceann meaning "black head".

Variant form of Deacon. One who assisted priest or minister.

Deakin is a variation 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.

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.

Variant form of Deacon. A known corruption of Dinan.

How popular is Deakin?

Deakin is common in England, United States, Australia, Canada, Wales, Scotland, New Zealand, Northern Ireland.

Deakin is ranked 39531 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Deakins plummeted by 1.96 per cent to 952 since 2000 and slipped by 1649 spots and ranked at 25849. The last name was found in around 3 per million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 95.69 95.98
Hispanic or Latino 1.58 1.54
Others 1.47 1.13
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.53 0.82
Deakin is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in England which signifies its England provenence. Around 13292 people have been found who wears Deakin as their family name. Deakin is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Deakin:
890 England8,977
24,863 United States1,374
3,546 Australia1,036
Countries with hundreds of Deakin:
7,505 Canada572
1,013 Wales337
2,290 Scotland274
4,714 New Zealand168
1,807 Northern Ireland150
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
67,773 South Africa46
5,503 Ireland45
42,239 Spain37
48,956 Romania28
143,912 Germany26
284,782 Thailand25
13,856 Singapore17
231,005 France17
16,023 Qatar16
267,947 Brazil15
202,133 Philippines12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
67,454 Austria10
2,003 Jersey10
22,825 Uruguay9
87,318 Belgium9
159,873 Argentina9
2,153 Isle of Man8
94,797 Netherlands7
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Workman Patrick Deakin from Great Britain aboard the British Queen from Dublin during the Irish famine. He is registered to be 26 years old when he arrived in USA on October 30, 1849. Thomas Deakin, aged 21, Thomas Deakin (15) Immigrant, Spinster Margt. Deakin, M. Deakin (32) Farmer, Mary Deakin (20) Maid, John Deakin, aged 46, are others that migrated to US.

From Germany

Alfred Deakin was 48 years old when he migrated to USA on May 7, 1883. He lived in Usa where he worked as blacksmith and took Alaska from Liverpool.

Deakin Namesakes

  • Alex Deakin, weatherman for the Met Office
  • William Deakin, British historian, World War II veteran
  • Fanny Deakin, politician
  • James Deakin, American Journalist and TV Host
  • John Deakin, English photographer
  • Michael Deakin, former English cricketer
  • Roger Deakin, English writer
  • Julia Deakin, English actress
  • Alfred Deakin, Australian politician
  • Joe Deakin, British athlete
  • Arthur Deakin, prominent British trade unionist
  • Alan Deakin, English footballer during the 1960s

Deakin Namesakes

  • Alex Deakin, weatherman for the Met Office
  • William Deakin, British historian, World War II veteran
  • Fanny Deakin, politician
  • James Deakin, American Journalist and TV Host
  • John Deakin, English photographer
  • Michael Deakin, former English cricketer
  • Roger Deakin, English writer
  • Julia Deakin, English actress
  • Alfred Deakin, Australian politician
  • Joe Deakin, British athlete
  • Arthur Deakin, prominent British trade unionist
  • Alan Deakin, English footballer during the 1960s

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