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 | 88 |
| Buckinghamshire | 26 |
| Berkshire | 207 |
| Cambridgeshire | 4 |
| Channel Islands | 0 |
| Cheshire | 33 |
| Cornwall | 134 |
| Cumberland | 58 |
| Derbyshire | 23 |
| Devon | 152 |
| Dorset | 17 |
| Durham | 76 |
| Essex | 90 |
| Gloucestershire | 104 |
| Hampshire | 170 |
| Herefordshire | 3 |
| Hertfordshire | 54 |
| Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) | 8 |
| Isle of Man | 0 |
| Kent | 76 |
| Lancashire | 324 |
| Leicestershire | 370 |
| Lincolnshire | 58 |
| London | 782 |
| Middlesex | 91 |
| Northumberland | 37 |
| Norfolk | 23 |
| Northamptonshire | 149 |
| Nottinghamshire | 92 |
| Oxfordshire | 35 |
| Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) | 8 |
| Shropshire | 11 |
| Suffolk | 23 |
| Somerset | 172 |
| Surrey | 99 |
| Sussex | 223 |
| Staffordshire | 58 |
| Warwickshire | 84 |
| Westmorland | 11 |
| Wiltshire | 216 |
| Worcestershire | 40 |
| Yorkshire | 301 |
| Anglesey | 0 |
| Brecknockshire | 1 |
| Cardiganshire | 0 |
| Carnarvonshire | 0 |
| Carmarthenshire | 2 |
| Denbighshire | 1 |
| Flintshire | 4 |
| Glamorgan | 48 |
| Merionethshire | 0 |
| Montgomeryshire | 0 |
| Monmouthshire | 12 |
| Pembrokeshire | 4 |
| Radnorshire | 0 |
| Profession | Census Frequency |
|---|---|
| Scholar | 666 |
| General Labourer | 75 |
| Agricultural Labourer | 67 |
| Living On Own Means | 53 |
| Living On Her Own Means | 42 |
| Dress Maker | 41 |
| Labourer | 39 |
| Coal Miner | 36 |
| Domestic Servant | 34 |
| General Servant Domestic | 33 |
| General Servant | 31 |
| Laundress | 26 |
| Carpenter | 25 |
| Farmer | 25 |
| Cotton Weaver | 18 |
| Gardener | 16 |
| Errand Boy | 15 |
| Farm Labourer | 15 |
| Tailoress | 15 |
| Clerk | 15 |
| Boot & Shoe Maker | 14 |
| Shoe Maker | 13 |
| Cook Domestic Servant | 12 |
| Joiner | 11 |
| Shoe Finisher | 11 |
| 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 |