Deering is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, England. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Deering
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Ireland, England
Meaning:

The lastname Deering is variation of the Dering. The source of this ancient family, (whence the affix of Surenden Dering, county of Kent,) appears to be from that of De Morinis, who probably originated in the territory of the Morini in the N.E. of France. One of the early members, Deringus de M., seems to have stamped his baptismal appellative upon his descendants as a surname in the twelfth century. See .

The lastname is a variant form of Dearing. See Dering - The source of this ancient family, (whence the affix of Surenden Dering, county of Kent,) appears to be from that of De Morinis, who probably originated in the territory of the Morini in the N.E. of France. One of the early members, Deringus de M., seems to have stamped his baptismal appellative upon his descendants as a surname in the twelfth century. See .

Son of Deor; i.e., Dear, beloved. Deor, a man's name, signified also deer or other wild animals.

Descendant of Deoring meaning "beloved".

How popular is Deering?

Deering is common in United States, Canada, Australia, England, Ireland, Netherlands.

Deering is ranked 43210 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Deering bearers increased by 2.72 per cent in 2010 US census to 5936 since 2000, the surname slipped by 297 spots and ranked at 5825. The last name was found in around 2 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 87.01 88.67
Black 7.24 6.85
Hispanic or Latino 3.02 2.08
Others 1.58 1.3
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.64 0.69
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.51 0.42
Deering is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Isle of Man is ahead in terms of density. Around 12061 person has been found who wears Deering as their family name. Deering is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with thousands of Deering:
5,417 United States8,196
4,482 Canada1,052
Countries with hundreds of Deering:
4,096 Australia879
7,920 England813
1,082 Ireland613
22,442 Netherlands113
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
2,695 Northern Ireland78
157,648 Thailand68
49,943 Argentina58
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
6,223 Wales43
10,357 Scotland28
14,824 Dominican Republic23
26,435 New Zealand14
1,559 Isle of Man12
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
150,017 South Africa10
350,626 Brazil10
4,135 Nicaragua9
47,773 Mexico8
1,930 United States Virgin Islands8

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

James Deering was 20 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on April 10, 1846. He lived in Ireland where he worked as workman and took Devonshire from Liverpool. 30 years old Thomas Deering, Bridget Deering (16) Maid, 23 years old Patrick Deering, are other Deering that migrated to US.

From Germany

Caroline Deering was 27 years old when she migrated to USA on June 13, 1896. She lived in Germany and took Augusta Victoria from Cuxhaven.

Deering Namesakes

  • Michael Deering, computer scientist
  • Steve Deering, former Fellow at Cisco Systems
  • William Deering, American businessman and philanthropist
  • Charles Deering, American businessman, art collector
  • James Deering, industrial executive
  • Olive Deering, American actress of film, television
  • Chad Deering, American retired soccer player
  • Nathaniel Cobb Deering, three-term Republican U.S. Representative

Deering Namesakes

  • Michael Deering, computer scientist
  • Steve Deering, former Fellow at Cisco Systems
  • William Deering, American businessman and philanthropist
  • Charles Deering, American businessman, art collector
  • James Deering, industrial executive
  • Olive Deering, American actress of film, television
  • Chad Deering, American retired soccer player
  • Nathaniel Cobb Deering, three-term Republican U.S. Representative

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