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 150
Buckinghamshire 399
Berkshire 182
Cambridgeshire 328
Channel Islands 7
Cheshire 1,735
Cornwall 52
Cumberland 13
Derbyshire 279
Devon 278
Dorset 254
Durham 241
Essex 344
Gloucestershire 313
Hampshire 347
Herefordshire 39
Hertfordshire 232
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 100
Isle of Man 6
Kent 458
Lancashire 4,317
Leicestershire 99
Lincolnshire 279
London 2,678
Middlesex 374
Northumberland 64
Norfolk 79
Northamptonshire 79
Nottinghamshire 245
Oxfordshire 95
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 100
Shropshire 145
Suffolk 23
Somerset 214
Surrey 352
Sussex 392
Staffordshire 1,380
Warwickshire 302
Westmorland 46
Wiltshire 143
Worcestershire 89
Yorkshire 2,578

Wales

Anglesey 0
Brecknockshire 13
Cardiganshire 0
Carnarvonshire 11
Carmarthenshire 3
Denbighshire 33
Flintshire 1
Glamorgan 70
Merionethshire 3
Montgomeryshire 13
Monmouthshire 43
Pembrokeshire 9
Radnorshire 7

Dean Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dean family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 3,999
Agricultural Labourer 330
Cotton Weaver 243
Coal Miner 204
General Labourer 194
Domestic Servant 187
Dress Maker 184
Labourer 178
General Servant 140
Laundress 103
House Keeper 98
Farm Labourer 93
Annuitant 87
Charwoman 65
General Servant Domestic 64
Carpenter 63
Servant 55
Carter 52
Joiner 45
Silk Weaver 44
Tailor 44
No Occupation 42
Farmers Son 42
Shoe Maker 41
Errand Boy 40

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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