Dean is used as a family name or surname in Scotland, Italy, Ireland, England. It is 4 characters long in length.
Dean is the variation of the Adeane. The same as Dean with the prefix a for at - Anglo-Saxon denu, a avle or plain. Atte Dene is the common from in old times, implying residence at such a place. There are, however, eighteen parishes or places called Dean in the Gazeteer of England., and Dene occurs in Domesday as a personal appellation.
Dean is variant of the Den. Valley, pasture, plain, enclosed frove.
Dweller at the valley or woodland pasture; one who was the head of the body of canons of a cathedral church; a member of a dean's entourage.
Anglo-Saxon denu, a avle or plain. Atte Dene is the common from in old times, implying residence at such a place. There are, however, eighteen parishes or places called Dean in the Gazeteer of England., and Dene occurs in Domesday as a personal appellation.
Lastname Dean is the variant form of the Den. A local termination, frequently occurring in the Weald of Kent and Sussex. It is synonymous with dean, a valley; but in this district it has the peculiar signification of "a woody valley, or place yield ing both covert and feeding for cattle, especially swine." Somner's Roman Ports in Kent. The right of pannage, or hog-feeding, in this woody tract -the Sylva Anderida of anterior times-is called in Saxon charters Denbera. Somner. Dr. Bosworth defines denboere as "wood-bearing, woody, yielding mast." In a charter of the year 804, Kenwulf, King of Mercia, and Cuthred, King of Kent, gave to the Monks of St. Augustine xiij denberende on Andred," which a chronicler subsequently rendered, "xiii dennas glandes portantes—13 Dens yielding acorns or mast in the forest of Andred." The following list contains such surnames with this termination as appear to me to belong exclusively to the Wealden district of Kent, Sussex, and Surrey.
How popular is Dean?
Dean is common in United States, England, Australia, Canada, Iran, Yemen, Bahamas, Sudan, New Zealand, South Africa, Philippines, Liberia, Fiji, Sri Lanka, Wales, Scotland, Ghana, Jamaica, Argentina, Egypt, Indonesia, Spain, Northern Ireland, France, Saudi Arabia, Italy, Cambodia, Panama, Dominican Republic, Trinidad and Tobago, Pakistan, India, Thailand, Kuwait, Germany, Ireland, Colombia, Mexico, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Iraq, Malaysia, Turks and Caicos Islands, Nigeria, United Arab Emirates, Malawi, Switzerland, Papua New Guinea, Brazil, Guyana.
Dean is ranked 2136 on our list.
Despite the fact that the number of Dean bearers increased by 4.39 per cent in 2010 US census to 114030 since 2000, the surname slipped by 19 spots and ranked at 269. The last name was found in around 4 per ten thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
Race | 2010 | 2000 |
---|---|---|
White | 76.61 | 78.74 |
Black | 16.82 | 16.23 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2.63 | 1.82 |
Others | 2.2 | 1.76 |
Asian and Native Hawaiian & Other Pacific Islander | 1.06 | 0.81 |
American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.68 | 0.64 |
Immigrants to US
From Ireland
Nancy Dean worked as workwoman and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 19 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Nestorian and arrived on September 30, 1848. Edward Dean (15) Workman, Anthony Dean (17) Workman, 25 years old Edward Dean, 5 years old Thomas Dean, William Dean (10 months old) Infant, Workman John Dean, Catherine Dean, aged 22, Maid Mary Dean, and 125 other Dean around 60% of whom were workman while others worked as servant and farmer, spinster migrated to US.
From Germany
Frederick Dean was 23 years old when he migrated to USA on May 19, 1853. He lived in Germany where he worked as farmer and took Margaret Evans from London. J. Dean (23) Laborer, Henry Dean, Herrmia Dean, aged 14, John Dean, aged 7, 37 years old Maria Dean, 40 years old Thomas Dean, Thomas Dean (50) Laborer, 36 years old S. Dean, are other Dean that migrated to US.
Dean Namesakes
- Henry Clay Dean, Methodist Episcopal preacher, lawyer
- Jody Dean, American journalist and author and a member of the Texas Radio Hall of Fame
- John F. Dean, special trial judge of the United States Tax Court
- Allan Dean, American trumpeter
- John Gunther Dean, American career diplomat
- Basil Dean, English actor, writer
- Stafford Dean, British bass opera singer
- Ptolemy Dean, British architect
- Josh Dean, Canadian actor and improvisor
- Brett Dean, contemporary Australian composer
- Bob Dean, kicker and two-way lineman with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League
- Winton Dean, English musicologist of the 20th century
- Joe Dean, is known as "Mr
- Richard Dean, athlete, model and photographer, most
- Horace Dean, journalist and political candidate at elections
- Sidney Dean, United States Representative from Connecticut
- Loomis Dean, veteran 'Life Magazine' photographer
- Earl R. Dean, designed the famous contour Coca-Cola bottle
- George Dean, ferry boat master in Sydney, Australia
- William Reginald Dean, British applied mathematician and fluid dynamicist
- Vince Dean, American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 30th district
- Bashford Dean, American zoologist, specializing in ichthyology
- Jan and Dean, musical artist
- Shirley Dean, American politician
- Jimmy Dean, {{cite news
- Dizzy Dean, American professional baseball player
- Elizabeth Symons, Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean, British politician and former General Secretary of the FDA Trade Union and a Minister of State
- Janet Dean, British Labour Party politician
- Judith Steinberg Dean, American physician from Burlington, Vermont
- Fred Dean, former American football player
- Man Mountain Dean, professional wrestler
- John Dean, former attorney
- Loren Dean, American actor
- Dixie Dean, English footballer who played as a centre forward
- Rob Dean, British musician turned professional illustrator
- Letitia Dean, English actress and singer
- Donald John Dean, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Percy Dean, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Christopher Dean, English ice dancer
- Torvill and Dean, are British ice dancers and former British
- Everett Dean, American college basketball and baseball coach
- Pamela Dean, American fantasy author whose best-known book is 'Tam Lin'
- Hazell Dean, English dance-pop singer
- Elton Dean, English jazz musician
- Minnie Dean, New Zealander
- Janice Dean, Canadian meteorologist, TV host, and author
- Billy Dean, William Harold Dean Jr
- Gordon Howlett Dean, politician in Ontario, Canada
- Kiley Dean, American contemporary R&B singer
- Jacqui Dean, New Zealand politician and the current Member of Parliament for the Waitaki electorate
- Ivan Dean, Australian politician
Dean Namesakes
- Henry Clay Dean, Methodist Episcopal preacher, lawyer
- Jody Dean, American journalist and author and a member of the Texas Radio Hall of Fame
- John F. Dean, special trial judge of the United States Tax Court
- Allan Dean, American trumpeter
- John Gunther Dean, American career diplomat
- Basil Dean, English actor, writer
- Stafford Dean, British bass opera singer
- Ptolemy Dean, British architect
- Josh Dean, Canadian actor and improvisor
- Brett Dean, contemporary Australian composer
- Bob Dean, kicker and two-way lineman with the Edmonton Eskimos of the Canadian Football League
- Winton Dean, English musicologist of the 20th century
- Joe Dean, is known as "Mr
- Richard Dean, athlete, model and photographer, most
- Horace Dean, journalist and political candidate at elections
- Sidney Dean, United States Representative from Connecticut
- Loomis Dean, veteran 'Life Magazine' photographer
- Earl R. Dean, designed the famous contour Coca-Cola bottle
- George Dean, ferry boat master in Sydney, Australia
- William Reginald Dean, British applied mathematician and fluid dynamicist
- Vince Dean, American politician and a Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 30th district
- Bashford Dean, American zoologist, specializing in ichthyology
- Jan and Dean, musical artist
- Shirley Dean, American politician
- Jimmy Dean, {{cite news
- Dizzy Dean, American professional baseball player
- Elizabeth Symons, Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean, British politician and former General Secretary of the FDA Trade Union and a Minister of State
- Janet Dean, British Labour Party politician
- Judith Steinberg Dean, American physician from Burlington, Vermont
- Fred Dean, former American football player
- Man Mountain Dean, professional wrestler
- John Dean, former attorney
- Loren Dean, American actor
- Dixie Dean, English footballer who played as a centre forward
- Rob Dean, British musician turned professional illustrator
- Letitia Dean, English actress and singer
- Donald John Dean, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Percy Dean, English recipient of the Victoria Cross
- Christopher Dean, English ice dancer
- Torvill and Dean, are British ice dancers and former British
- Everett Dean, American college basketball and baseball coach
- Pamela Dean, American fantasy author whose best-known book is 'Tam Lin'
- Hazell Dean, English dance-pop singer
- Elton Dean, English jazz musician
- Minnie Dean, New Zealander
- Janice Dean, Canadian meteorologist, TV host, and author
- Billy Dean, William Harold Dean Jr
- Gordon Howlett Dean, politician in Ontario, Canada
- Kiley Dean, American contemporary R&B singer
- Jacqui Dean, New Zealand politician and the current Member of Parliament for the Waitaki electorate
- Ivan Dean, Australian politician