Deans Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Buckinghamshire 4
Cambridgeshire 62
Cheshire 5
Cornwall 7
Cumberland 21
Derbyshire 3
Devon 13
Dorset 7
Durham 35
Gloucestershire 6
Hampshire 12
Hunts and Rutland 10
Lancashire 49
Leicestershire 1
Lincolnshire 8
London 59
Middlesex 2
Northumberland 37
Norfolk 13
Northamptonshire 11
Oxfordshire 1
Shropshire 3
Somerset 6
Surrey 1
Sussex 2
Staffordshire 112
Westmorland 2
Wiltshire 7
Worcestershire 1
Yorkshire 24
Anglesey 0
Bedfordshire 0
Brecknockshire 0
Berkshire 0
Carnarvonshire 0
Cardiganshire 0
Channel Islands 0
Carmarthenshire 0
Denbighshire 0
Essex 0
Flintshire 0
Glamorgan 0
Herefordshire 0
Hertfordshire 0
Isle of Man 0
Kent 0
Merionethshire 0
Montgomeryshire 0
Monmouthshire 0
Nottinghamshire 0
Pembrokeshire 0
Radnorshire 0
Suffolk 0
Warwickshire 0

Deans Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Deans family

Profession Census Frequency
Agricultural Labourer 28
Female Servant 23
Nailor 15
Independent 7
Labourer 7
Shoe Maker 7
Farmer 4
Gardener 4
Carrier 3
Male Servant 3
Carpenter 3
Brick Layer Journeyman 2
Grocer 2
Seamstress 2
Mariner 2
Printer 2
Draper 2
Straw Hat Maker 2
Surgeon 2
Whip Maker 2
Silk Piecer 2
Apprentice Baker 1
Farmers Wife 1
Fish Monger 1
Inn Keper 1

Most Frequent Forenames for Deans

Name Census Frequency
Mary Deans 451
William Deans 450
John Deans 446
Elizabeth Deans 295
James Deans 247
George Deans 237
Thomas Deans 237
Sarah Deans 197
Robert Deans 196
Jane Deans 157
Joseph Deans 156
Charles Deans 135
Margaret Deans 123
Ann Deans 114
Annie Deans 103
Alice Deans 98
Henry Deans 93
Edward Deans 82
Emma Deans 82
Eliza Deans 76
Isabella Deans 75
Alfred Deans 72
Frederick Deans 70
Hannah Deans 68
Richard Deans 63

Deans Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Daines 50% 6,892
2 Deans 100% 6,868
3 Dines 40% 6,591
4 Danes 60% 5,886
5 Dains 60% 2,062
6 Dennes 67% 1,946
7 Denis 60% 1,916
8 Denness 57% 1,550
9 Dansie 50% 1,112
10 Danies 50% 1,075
11 Deanes 83% 867
12 Dones 40% 793
13 Edens 60% 660
14 Danis 60% 515
15 Dans 80% 483
16 Duns 60% 426
17 Deens 80% 367
18 Idiens 50% 333
19 Dens 80% 181
20 Douns 60% 155
21 Dounes 50% 144
22 Adans 60% 132
23 Dunes 40% 124
24 Danse 60% 100

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The surname Deans is the 2nd most popular variant of Daines.

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