Deàn is used as a family name or surname in Scotland, Italy, Ireland, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Deàn
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Scotland, Italy, Ireland, England
Meaning:

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 Deàn?

Deàn 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.

Deàn 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
Dean is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Bahamas is ahead in terms of density. Around 256694 people have been found who wears Dean as their family name. Dean is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Deàn:
235 United States153,275
Countries with ten thousands of Deàn:
169 England36,444
196 Australia16,557
Countries with thousands of Deàn:
567 Canada8,715
1,531 Iran6,697
967 Yemen3,658
29 Bahamas2,947
1,853 Sudan2,800
287 New Zealand2,105
4,252 South Africa1,627
11,480 Philippines1,510
387 Liberia1,496
72 Fiji1,320
2,223 Sri Lanka1,316
289 Wales1,181
826 Scotland1,101
Countries with hundreds of Deàn:
3,831 Ghana831
522 Jamaica786
4,888 Argentina741
11,189 Egypt641
19,940 Indonesia623
6,779 Spain599
627 Northern Ireland598
18,016 France557
7,891 Saudi Arabia557
19,478 Italy519
1,557 Cambodia484
849 Panama434
1,534 Dominican Republic431
535 Trinidad and Tobago429
8,297 Pakistan381
74,613 India339
38,009 Thailand313
1,697 Kuwait309
29,145 Germany291
1,903 Ireland269
4,728 Colombia265
8,697 Mexico263
4,700 Ivory Coast261
25,171 Morocco239
4,045 Iraq220
9,561 Malaysia192
43 Turks and Caicos Islands177
48,659 Nigeria147
6,155 United Arab Emirates140
14,293 Malawi131
7,867 Switzerland128
9,015 Papua New Guinea118
59,054 Brazil117
1,192 Guyana105
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
146 Guernsey73
30,466 Netherlands73
1,131 China67
5,493 Lebanon67
173 Bermuda61
11,770 Sweden58
13,033 Norway54
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
4,614 Cuba50
16,512 Croatia40
10,086 Portugal38
488 Isle of Man35
39,406 Belgium32
49,581 Greece31
92 Cook Islands28
11,386 Uruguay28
17,438 Denmark26
3,095 Hong Kong24
39,939 Japan24
843 Jersey24
18,235 Venezuela23
12,361 Jordan21
22,524 Peru21
56,138 Czechia19
12,771 Estonia19
931 United States Virgin Islands18
23,349 Finland17
9,281 Taiwan17
1,526 Guam16
792 Myanmar16
774 Antigua and Barbuda15
112,031 Poland14
18,211 Singapore13
781 South Korea12
73,455 Zimbabwe12
89,142 Uganda11
2,636 Vietnam11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
741 Gibraltar10
45,516 Kenya9
434 Monaco9
5,604 Oman9
855 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines8
1,205 Cayman Islands7
35,997 Chile6
14,597 Haiti6
55,922 Qatar6
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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.

Deàn 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

Deàn 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

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