Deal Surname

15,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35,238 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bahamas

Deal Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the dale,' from residence therein. Dale is a common suffix in place-names; compare Dunderdale, Tyndale, Martindale, Tweedall, &c.

Ralph de la Dale, Suffolk 1273. Hundred Rolls.

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Deal Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States28,6481:12,6521,576
Indonesia2,4131:54,8076,076
England1,3101:42,5335,427
France6621:100,33614,718
Australia4261:63,3707,610
Canada4181:88,1479,741
Bahamas2771:1,414246
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
India1351:5,681,966136,010
South Africa1101:492,52540,325
New Zealand991:45,7417,523
Colombia701:682,4877,946
Mauritius401:32,3356,474
Uruguay391:87,9948,905
Venezuela321:943,87714,561
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
Pakistan261:6,870,91939,117
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Wales161:193,40812,484
Vietnam141:6,617,5752,518
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Northern Ireland131:141,9267,751
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
China101:136,732,1577,199
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Mexico61:20,687,70153,861
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England7331:33,2544,387
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,8851:10,2801,337

The alternate forms: Déal (22) & Deál (1) are calculated separately.

Deal (378) may also be a first name.

Deal Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the dale,' from residence therein. Dale is a common suffix in place-names; compare Dunderdale, Tyndale, Martindale, Tweedall, &c.

Ralph de la Dale, Suffolk 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas de la Dale, Suffolk, ibid.

Richard del Dale, Lancashire, 1332: Lay Subsidy (Rylands).

Thomas del Dale, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Robertus del Dale, 1379: ibid.

Willelmus at Dale, 1379: ibid.

Johannes at Dale, 1379: ibid.

1545. Married — Water (Walter) Marlar and Mary Dale: St. Antnolin (London).

1567. — Thomas Dale and Christyan Hobkyns: St. Dionis Backchurch.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of the dole,' i.e. the dole, deal, or portion, a division of land. 'Dole, a share or portion. Also to set out or allot ... a boundary mark, either a post or a mound of earth (East). ... A piece of heath or common off which only one person has a right to cut fuel (Norf.)': Halliwell; v. Dowle and Dowler; compare Dole Bank, a hamlet in the parish of Bishop Thornton, West Riding of Yorkshire.

William dela Dole, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Thomas atte Dela, de Fodeston, rector of Foston, Norfolk 1361: History of Norfolk.

John atte Dele, vicar of Wigenhale, Norfolk, 1374: ibid.

1602. Baptised — William, s. Thomas Dole: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1671. — Frances, d. John Deale: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Local, Johannes de Dale was charter witness at Yester, 1374 (Yester, p. 26), Syme of Daile and Jok of Dail of the Newtoun occur in Ayrshire, 1470 (Prestwick, p. 4, 5), and John Daill in Fouldaine, 1653 (Lauder).

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

(English) Dweller at the Allotment [Middle English deel, Old English dœl, a portion, division]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Deal (valley), in Kent; dweller on the allotted land.

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

A valley. The medieval form was At Dale, softened afterwards to A'Dale, as often found in parish registers of the XVI. cent., and widely renowned through the ballad of Robin Hood and Allin a'Dale. In the H.R. we find De Dale, and De la Dale.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

The town in Kent. Sometimes a corruption of Dale.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Nearly synonymous; a bushy vale; low ground, with ground ascending around it.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Deal Last Name Facts

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

Deal (Hindi: देआल, Marathi: देआल, Oriya: େଦଆଲ, Russian: Деал) occurs most in The United States. It may also occur in the variant forms: Déal or Deál. For other possible spellings of Deal click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deal? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 15,823rd most commonly occurring surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 206,809 people. The last name Deal occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Deal live; 78 percent live in North America and 78 percent live in Anglo-North America. Deal is also the 446,161st most commonly held first name globally. It is borne by 378 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 28,648 people, or 1 in 12,652. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 12 percent are found, Georgia, where 12 percent are found and Texas, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States this surname exists in 87 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 7 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Deal Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Deal has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 586 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 179 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it rose 700 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Deal Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Deal last name are 23.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.01% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Deal earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 0.78% less than the national average, earning R 235,788 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.3% less than the national average, earning $17,865,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 4.96% less than the national average, earning $41,010 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.46% less than the national average, earning $46,474 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Déal9222/
Deál921/
Deale891,373/
Dehal89883/
Deahl89817/
Deyal89690/
Deall89322/
Deeal89104/
Dieal8929/
Dejal896/
Deaol894/
Deual893/
Deaal892/
Dheal892/
Deald892/
Deaul891/
Dealh890/
Dal86183,565/
Dehail80302/
Deasel8056/
Dealeh8053/
Tdeale8034/
Deyyal8020/
Deeyal8014/
D'Eall8013/
Dehalt8013/
Dehall8011/
Deyale8010/
Deasle806/
Deyial806/
Dheyal805/
Dealph805/
Dealth804/
Deuall804/
Deeale803/
Daheal802/
Dehgal802/
Deatel802/
Dejgal802/
Dejald802/
Deasil801/
Dejhal801/
Dieahl801/
Deyeal801/
Deeahl801/
Dehaul801/
Dealle801/
Deheal801/
D'Deal801/
Deiale801/
Dejalt801/
Deagli801/
Deihal800/
Deahhl800/
Dale75110,611/
Dhal7579,768/
Dahl7578,862/
Dele7524,805/
Dial7519,317/
Dall7518,884/
Diel7511,690/
Deol759,137/
Dyal757,669/
Duel756,645/
Dail756,612/
Dael756,314/
Daal756,060/
Deel755,705/
Daul753,712/
Doel753,298/
Deil752,689/
Deul75515/
Djal75277/
Deyl75207/
Dayl75203/
Dyel75178/
Dejl75171/
Dalp7567/
Dalt7559/
Dalh7553/
Delh7549/
Datl7542/
D'Al7531/
Dald7530/
Hdal7529/
Detl7522/
Dasl7513/
Daël7513/
Ådal757/
Dalå756/
Deýl753/
Dalì753/
Dalĺ752/
Tdal752/
Ddal751/
Dajl751/
Dejalle73116/
Dehalle7340/
Dehault735/
Dejault732/
Dealleh731/
Dejaule731/
Deihale731/
Dehaill731/
Deassel731/
Deaselt730/
Deyalle730/
Dayal67200,756/
Dahal67143,053/
Desle6727,432/
Dalle6724,468/
Delle6723,053/
Dhale6719,128/
Diale6713,111/
Diall677,337/
Dhall675,217/
Duell674,435/
Deuel673,048/
Diyal672,998/
Dagli672,837/
Doyal672,815/
Doell672,508/
Doyel671,686/
Dayil671,396/
Desil671,348/
Deihl671,193/
Deule67992/
Dayel67857/
Dihal67786/
Dyall67763/
Dhele67763/
Djale67600/
Dawel67595/
Desel67570/
Dasil67551/
Dağal67548/
Djail67536/
Dowel67505/
Dayol67502/
Datil67494/
Deeol67486/
Deole67467/
Deyle67462/
Dhaul67456/
Dajel67418/
Dahul67414/
Deuil67392/
Daull67351/
Deele67349/
Duyal67340/
Ddhal67294/
Douel67260/
Deisl67250/
Ådahl67248/
Doiel67216/
Deile67213/
Dajal67204/
Dicel67194/
Datel67190/
Detel67166/
Diell67159/
Disel67154/
Dahlø67151/
Djahl67140/
Dauel67137/
Doehl67125/
Dajil67119/
Daale67118/
Dyhal67118/
Dheel67111/
Dysel67109/
Deijl67107/
Deyol67102/
Deell6797/
Dyial6790/
Daihl6790/
Daill6783/
Daiel6782/
Dajul6774/
Ditel6774/
Dhael6773/
Dettl6772/
Dyell6769/
Dasel6767/
Deutl6766/
Dahll6749/
Dalhe6746/
Deull6743/
Dielh6743/
D'all6742/
Dişel6741/
Hødal6738/
Dhyal6736/
Dhiel6736/
Daiil6735/
Dallh6734/
Deehl6730/
Diaal6730/
Dayul6728/
Dheil6728/
Deyil6727/
Dailh6727/
Daell6726/
Dejel6724/
Daall6724/
Deill6722/
Decel6722/
Gydal6721/
Deoul6721/
Dhaal6721/
Deold6719/
Dhalh6719/
Djeul6719/
Dhalt6718/
Dhail6718/
Dehol6718/
Dijal6718/
Dyale6716/
Daitl6716/
Deyel6716/
Dahyl6716/
Dyaal6715/
Diyel6715/
Dacil6714/
Dytel6714/
D'Alì6713/
Dhial6713/
Dattl6712/
Daatl6711/
Deitl6710/
Dejol6710/
Dißel6710/
Dehyl6710/
Duyel679/
Daial678/
Djalt678/
Hådal677/
Deyll677/
Deßel677/
Deïle677/
Deoil677/
Dehalova677/
Decil676/
Dojal676/
Tdial675/
Dağlı675/
Ådale675/
Daldt675/
Diahl674/
Deuhl674/
Dehaijle674/
Deiol674/
Tdale674/
Dacel674/
D'Ahl674/
D'Gal673/
Dauyl673/
Ddatl673/
Ddaul673/
Dhhal673/
Dalph673/
Daail673/
Dieol673/
Dalld673/
Dautl673/
Daiul672/
Dayll672/
Datll672/
Dejil672/
Dijel672/
Dallt672/
Deetl672/
Dauld672/
Dujal672/
Tdiel672/
Djaal672/
Delhe672/
Doial672/
Dojel672/
Djial672/
Hdial672/
Dajol672/
Ddial672/
Daslt671/
Hdhal671/
Dhatl671/
Diayl671/
Deyalova671/
Dgail671/
Dgial671/
Dh'al671/
Dhoel671/
Dalhl671/
Dailt671/
Deohl671/
Deoll671/
Deolt671/
Deiul671/
Dauhl671/
Dauul671/
Ddail671/
Dasll671/
Ddyal671/
Deild671/
Dalht671/
Dalhd671/
Deiel671/
Daltt671/
Hdail671/
Dallı671/
Åhdal671/
Tdele671/
Djall671/
Daild671/
Dailë671/
D'Alt671/
D'Hal671/
Dyšel671/
Dyahl671/
Dıale671/
Dioal671/
Dialp671/
Hdjal671/
Daysl671/
Dalhh671/
Daaal671/
Djatl671/
Djgal671/
Daylh671/
Daulh671/
Hdetl671/
Dalpp670/
Deool670/
Dalpf670/
Hdiel670/

Deal Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Deal in the Oriya language
େଦଆଲeda'ala-
Deal in the Marathi language
देआलde'ala-
Deal in the Hindi language
देआलde'ala66.67
देअलde'ala33.33
Deal in the Russian language
Деалdeal-

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