Dean Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

Dean Name Meaning: Occupational name meaning 'Dean',refers to a person who either was a dean or worked for one.

A dean was an official who was the head canons in a cathedral. Latin:-'Decanus', originally a leader of ten men.Decern meaning 'Ten'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

England

Bedfordshire 184
Buckinghamshire 478
Berkshire 188
Cambridgeshire 286
Channel Islands 11
Cheshire 1,574
Cornwall 58
Cumberland 30
Derbyshire 282
Devon 290
Dorset 254
Durham 346
Essex 378
Gloucestershire 294
Hampshire 463
Herefordshire 68
Hertfordshire 221
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 90
Isle of Man 8
Kent 526
Lancashire 4,564
Leicestershire 120
Lincolnshire 259
London 2,716
Middlesex 477
Northumberland 125
Norfolk 79
Northamptonshire 87
Nottinghamshire 282
Oxfordshire 69
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 90
Shropshire 124
Suffolk 47
Somerset 202
Surrey 464
Sussex 443
Staffordshire 1,346
Warwickshire 341
Westmorland 32
Wiltshire 135
Worcestershire 82
Yorkshire 2,541

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 2
Cardiganshire 1
Carnarvonshire 20
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 32
Flintshire 7
Glamorgan 99
Merionethshire 6
Montgomeryshire 4
Monmouthshire 61
Pembrokeshire 3
Radnorshire 8

Dean Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dean family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 3,445
Cotton Weaver 308
General Labourer 274
Coal Miner 271
Agricultural Labourer 256
Domestic Servant 190
Dress Maker 172
Labourer 154
Living On Own Means 139
Living On Her Own Means 121
Farmer 99
Farm Labourer 98
Laundress 96
General Servant Domestic 95
General Servant 82
House Keeper 78
Grocer 74
Gardener 72
Carpenter 64
Clerk 62
Cotton Winder 60
Blacksmith 56
Baker 51
Joiner 51
Carter 50

Most Frequent Forenames for Dean

Name Census Frequency
Mary Dean 9,915
William Dean 9,547
John Dean 9,071
Elizabeth Dean 6,356
George Dean 5,442
Thomas Dean 5,416
Sarah Dean 5,355
James Dean 4,875
Ann Dean 3,429
Joseph Dean 3,210
Charles Dean 2,985
Henry Dean 2,736
Jane Dean 2,491
Alice Dean 2,368
Annie Dean 2,216
Ellen Dean 2,127
Eliza Dean 2,013
Emma Dean 1,911
Hannah Dean 1,888
Samuel Dean 1,856
Arthur Dean 1,696
Frederick Dean 1,649
Margaret Dean 1,625
Martha Dean 1,589
Robert Dean 1,574

Dean Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Dean 100% 150,417
2 Eden 50% 22,909
3 Deane 80% 16,371
4 Done 25% 8,754
5 Dane 50% 6,515
6 Dain 50% 3,138
7 Uden 50% 2,115
8 Dun 50% 2,067
9 Dan 75% 1,806
10 Don 50% 1,705
11 Eadon 40% 1,589
12 Dine 25% 1,485
13 Deen 75% 1,115
14 Eaden 40% 897
15 Daine 40% 785
16 Dian 75% 753
17 Edon 25% 594
18 Aden 50% 440
19 Iden 50% 407
20 Dune 25% 392
21 Edin 25% 380
22 Audin 20% 361
23 Daun 50% 321
24 Auden 40% 311
25 Den 75% 305
26 Euden 40% 279
27 Dene 50% 276
28 Dion 50% 253
29 Adin 25% 246
30 Dono 25% 226
31 Doane 60% 203
32 Oden 50% 198
33 Duin 50% 184
34 Doan 75% 180
35 Deon 75% 165
36 Edan 50% 160
37 Duane 60% 158
38 Adeane 67% 122
39 Doon 50% 122
40 Danie 40% 117
41 Din 50% 111
42 Dana 50% 107
43 Deene 60% 106
44 Duan 75% 105

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