Deacon Name Meaning: Occupational name for a 'deacon' or his servant.
A deacons role in the Christian Church that is generally associated with a service of some kind.A deacon ranks just below a 'priest'.
Discover how your Deacon ancestors earned their living and spread across the country. Find out more about your family history by using the Free Search box.| Bedfordshire | 0 |
| Buckinghamshire | 6 |
| Berkshire | 0 |
| Cambridgeshire | 7 |
| Channel Islands | 2 |
| Cheshire | 6 |
| Cornwall | 166 |
| Cumberland | 2 |
| Derbyshire | 19 |
| Devon | 153 |
| Dorset | 12 |
| Durham | 39 |
| Essex | 34 |
| Gloucestershire | 78 |
| Hampshire | 128 |
| Herefordshire | 19 |
| Hertfordshire | 104 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 21 |
| Isle of Man | 3 |
| Kent | 76 |
| Lancashire | 155 |
| Leicestershire | 319 |
| Lincolnshire | 71 |
| London | 613 |
| Middlesex | 21 |
| Northumberland | 5 |
| Norfolk | 16 |
| Northamptonshire | 149 |
| Nottinghamshire | 26 |
| Oxfordshire | 36 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 21 |
| Shropshire | 0 |
| Suffolk | 24 |
| Somerset | 177 |
| Surrey | 52 |
| Sussex | 147 |
| Staffordshire | 24 |
| Warwickshire | 67 |
| Westmorland | 0 |
| Wiltshire | 145 |
| Worcestershire | 16 |
| Yorkshire | 180 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 0 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 0 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 0 |
| Glamorgan | 15 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 1 |
| Monmouthshire | 12 |
| Pembrokeshire | 0 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 614 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 160 |
| Dress Maker | 47 |
| Labourer | 45 |
| House Servant | 38 |
| Servant | 34 |
| Laundress | 33 |
| Carpenter | 32 |
| Carter | 27 |
| Straw Plaiter | 19 |
| Shoe Maker | 17 |
| House Keeper | 16 |
| General Servant | 16 |
| Blacksmith | 15 |
| Tailor | 14 |
| Farmers Wife | 14 |
| Ag Labourer | 14 |
| Cook | 12 |
| Gardener | 12 |
| House Maid | 12 |
| Mason | 11 |
| Worsted Frame Work Knitter | 11 |
| Butcher | 10 |
| Apprentice | 10 |
| Groom | 9 |
| Name | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| William Deacon | 2,228 |
| Mary Deacon | 2,162 |
| John Deacon | 1,746 |
| Elizabeth Deacon | 1,565 |
| Thomas Deacon | 1,221 |
| George Deacon | 1,186 |
| Sarah Deacon | 1,131 |
| James Deacon | 1,112 |
| Charles Deacon | 800 |
| Ann Deacon | 797 |
| Henry Deacon | 757 |
| Jane Deacon | 640 |
| Joseph Deacon | 595 |
| Eliza Deacon | 553 |
| Annie Deacon | 501 |
| Emma Deacon | 501 |
| Alice Deacon | 452 |
| Frederick Deacon | 451 |
| Ellen Deacon | 447 |
| Alfred Deacon | 437 |
| Emily Deacon | 398 |
| Robert Deacon | 370 |
| Edward Deacon | 346 |
| Hannah Deacon | 339 |
| Albert Deacon | 333 |