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 211
Buckinghamshire 482
Berkshire 217
Cambridgeshire 301
Channel Islands 8
Cheshire 2,005
Cornwall 73
Cumberland 11
Derbyshire 357
Devon 403
Dorset 293
Durham 401
Essex 581
Gloucestershire 332
Hampshire 556
Herefordshire 52
Hertfordshire 318
Huntingdonshire (and Rutland) 87
Isle of Man 7
Kent 572
Lancashire 5,284
Leicestershire 150
Lincolnshire 246
London 3,257
Middlesex 739
Northumberland 101
Norfolk 101
Northamptonshire 150
Nottinghamshire 359
Oxfordshire 112
Rutland (and Huntingdonshire) 87
Shropshire 199
Suffolk 37
Somerset 179
Surrey 624
Sussex 449
Staffordshire 1,789
Warwickshire 484
Westmorland 37
Wiltshire 151
Worcestershire 120
Yorkshire 3,117

Wales

Anglesey 3
Brecknockshire 1
Cardiganshire 1
Carnarvonshire 31
Carmarthenshire 3
Denbighshire 50
Flintshire 8
Glamorgan 136
Merionethshire 9
Montgomeryshire 2
Monmouthshire 58
Pembrokeshire 5
Radnorshire 4

Dean Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dean family

Profession Census Frequency
Cotton Weaver 317
Living On Own Means 271
General Labourer 264
Scholar 181
Dress Maker 180
General Servant Domestic 179
Cook Domestic 109
Farmer 99
Laundress Wash 97
Coal Miner Hewer 95
School 81
Domestic Servant 78
Charwoman 66
Agricultural Labourer 61
Cotton Winder 59
Gardener Domestic 58
Carpenter 53
House Painter 53
Tailoress 52
Dressmaker 48
Housemaid Domestic 48
House Maid Domestic 47
Cotton Spinner 46
Laundress 43
House Keeper Domestic 42

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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