Dee Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

Dee Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the Dee family

Profession Census Frequency
School 130
Private Means 12
General Servant (domestic) 9
Dressmaker 8
Gardener Domestic 8
None 8
Dress Maker 7
General Labourer 7
Scholar 7
Farm Labourer 7
Labourer 7
Farmer 7
House Painter 6
Baker 6
Gardener (domestic) 5
Coal Miner Hewer 5
Housemaid (domestic) 5
Bricklayer 5
Grocer 5
School Boy 5
Teacher 4
Dock Labourer 4
Domestic Servant 4
Clerk 4
Waggoner On Farm 4

Dee Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 Ede 33% 11,861
2 Eade 25% 10,844
3 Doe 67% 10,558
4 Dee 100% 7,182
5 Ide 33% 2,833
6 De Gruchy 22% 2,160
7 Adie 50% 2,011
8 Ade 33% 1,227
9 De La Mare 30% 1,151
10 Eadie 40% 1,067
11 De Garis 25% 965
12 De La Haye 30% 731
13 De Carteret 27% 635
14 Ead 0% 592
15 Due 67% 532
16 Da Costa 13% 520
17 Ada 0% 503
18 Doo 33% 478
19 De Jersey 33% 463
20 Dea 67% 392
21 Oade 25% 366
22 De Courcy 22% 350
23 De La Rue 33% 327
24 Du Feu 33% 309
25 De Ville 38% 271
26 De St Croix 18% 268
27 De Lacy 29% 257
28 De La Cour 20% 255
29 Du Heaume 33% 229
30 Du Fen 33% 213
31 Odea 50% 208
32 De Faye 43% 199
33 De Lisle 38% 186
34 De Ste Croix 25% 178
35 De La Perrelle 21% 176
36 Edie 50% 176
37 Eede 50% 176
38 De Veulle 33% 171
39 Eda 0% 170
40 De Putron 22% 169
41 Deaw 50% 169
42 Oad 0% 165
43 Die 67% 161
44 De Groot 25% 145
45 De Pass 29% 145
46 De Fraine 33% 137
47 De Winton 22% 132
48 Du Val 17% 130
49 De Mouilpied 25% 127
50 Du Pre 33% 120
51 De Haas 29% 117
52 De Jong 29% 114
53 De Rue 50% 114
54 De Silva 25% 113
55 Deau 50% 113
56 De Carle 38% 112
57 De Costa 25% 110

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The surname Dee is the 4th most popular variant of Ede.

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