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 124
Buckinghamshire 300
Berkshire 105
Cambridgeshire 342
Channel Islands 36
Cheshire 1,261
Cornwall 42
Cumberland 32
Derbyshire 223
Devon 274
Dorset 243
Durham 97
Essex 203
Gloucestershire 242
Hampshire 232
Herefordshire 45
Hertfordshire 151
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 150
Isle of Man 7
Kent 331
Lancashire 2,050
Leicestershire 99
Lincolnshire 268
London 1,459
Middlesex 235
Northumberland 45
Norfolk 67
Northamptonshire 52
Nottinghamshire 172
Oxfordshire 106
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 150
Shropshire 118
Suffolk 7
Somerset 204
Surrey 125
Sussex 269
Staffordshire 886
Warwickshire 206
Westmorland 25
Wiltshire 89
Worcestershire 72
Yorkshire 1,680

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 0
Cardiganshire 1
Carnarvonshire 2
Carmarthenshire 1
Denbighshire 24
Flintshire 9
Glamorgan 40
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 18
Pembrokeshire 18
Radnorshire 6

Dean Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dean family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 1,582
Agricultural Labourer 430
House Servant 232
Labourer 196
At Home 172
Dress Maker 123
Servant 113
Farm Labourer 98
Coal Miner 79
Laundress 76
Pauper 73
House Keeper 73
Gardener 62
General Servant 62
Ag Lab 61
Annuitant 58
Errand Boy 53
Shoe Maker 52
Blacksmith 43
Power Loom Weaver Cotton 41
Carpenter 39
Wool Comber 39
Power Loom Weaver 38
Scholar At Home 37
Silk Weaver 37

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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