Deakins Surname

181,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Deakins Surname Definition:

(Welsh) The son of little Deak, a pet form of David (beloved).

Deakins Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6961:213,71420,846
England4211:132,34713,067
Australia791:341,71828,950
Canada721:511,74443,418
Wales301:103,1518,167
New Zealand231:196,88420,367
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2781:87,6819,186
Wales291:54,0832,718
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4101:122,48511,900

Deakins Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Welsh) The son of little Deak, a pet form of David (beloved).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Deakins Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Deakins Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Deakins occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Deakins click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deakins? popularity and diffusion

Deakins is the 181,039th most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 3,098,446 people. The last name Deakins occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Deakins reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 1,696 people, or 1 in 213,714. In The United States Deakins is most common in: Tennessee, where 20 percent are found, Georgia, where 7 percent are found and Florida, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States Deakins is found in 16 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Deakins Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Deakins has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 414 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 151 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 103 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Deakins Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Deakins surname are 24.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.14% registered with the party.

The amount Deakins earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.66% more than the national average, earning $46,886 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.89% less than the national average, earning $45,267 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deadkins934/
Dakins92472/
Dekins9216/
Deakns921/
Dackins8643/
Daukins8619/
Dekinsh864/
Deakens863/
Doekins862/
Dezkins861/
Daekins861/
Daykins861/
Deckins861/
Deekins861/
Daikins860/
Diekins860/
Dakns831/
Dauckins800/
Daickins800/
Dekens772,467/
Dykins77476/
Dakens7738/
Dikins7726/
Dakyns7713/
Dhekns771/
Dickins712,822/
Decaens71216/
Deekens71189/
Deckens718/
Doykins716/
Dikkins715/
Daquins714/
Ditkins712/
Doekens712/
Deskens711/
Dechins711/
Duikins711/
Diskins711/
Detkens711/
Dekensh711/
Deykens710/
Deikens710/
Doukins710/
Desquins6780/
Dickiens671/

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Deakins Reference & Research

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Dakin FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Deakins
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