Deane Surname
Approximately 26,077 people bear this surname
Deane Surname Definition:
(i) This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the dean,' from residence therein; Middle English dene, a valley.
Often found as a suffix in local names, as in Todmorden, Rottingdean.
Thomas dela Dene, Hertfordshire, 1273.
Read More About This SurnameDeane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 9,044 | 1:40,077 | 4,931 |
| England | 5,051 | 1:11,031 | 1,626 |
| Australia | 3,100 | 1:8,708 | 1,293 |
| Ireland | 1,783 | 1:2,641 | 492 |
| Sri Lanka | 1,316 | 1:15,812 | 2,223 |
| Canada | 1,161 | 1:31,736 | 4,126 |
| South Africa | 928 | 1:58,381 | 7,398 |
| New Zealand | 482 | 1:9,395 | 1,629 |
| French Polynesia | 473 | 1:594 | 28 |
| Northern Ireland | 348 | 1:5,302 | 997 |
| Barbados | 341 | 1:843 | 209 |
| Scotland | 245 | 1:21,852 | 2,499 |
| Wales | 205 | 1:15,095 | 1,648 |
| Guyana | 191 | 1:3,991 | 713 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 178 | 1:7,663 | 1,132 |
| Iran | 154 | 1:498,588 | 29,637 |
| Jamaica | 131 | 1:21,908 | 1,850 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 108 | 1:1,043 | 240 |
| Bahamas | 96 | 1:4,081 | 454 |
| Argentina | 92 | 1:464,602 | 34,717 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 82 | 1:419 | 80 |
| Panama | 44 | 1:88,915 | 3,543 |
| New Caledonia | 42 | 1:6,577 | 1,478 |
| Thailand | 38 | 1:1,858,904 | 228,660 |
| Switzerland | 35 | 1:234,655 | 19,741 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Dominican Republic | 31 | 1:336,546 | 11,471 |
| Guernsey | 29 | 1:2,222 | 539 |
| Netherlands | 28 | 1:603,113 | 52,179 |
| Brazil | 18 | 1:11,893,018 | 236,958 |
| France | 18 | 1:3,690,151 | 224,666 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| British Virgin Islands | 15 | 1:2,106 | 271 |
| Venezuela | 15 | 1:2,013,605 | 24,362 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| China | 13 | 1:105,178,582 | 5,529 |
| Spain | 13 | 1:3,596,310 | 69,669 |
| Indonesia | 12 | 1:11,020,766 | 390,383 |
| Jersey | 8 | 1:12,400 | 2,398 |
| Norway | 7 | 1:734,612 | 50,907 |
| Pakistan | 7 | 1:25,520,555 | 84,222 |
| Saint Lucia | 7 | 1:25,540 | 1,703 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 1:16,528 | 1,436 |
| Costa Rica | 6 | 1:796,678 | 5,462 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 6 | 1:9,200 | 695 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 6 | 1:18,396 | 2,503 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | 1:1,467,097 | 5,611 |
| Japan | 5 | 1:25,568,859 | 50,629 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Hungary | 3 | 1:3,272,092 | 62,568 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Montserrat | 2 | 1:2,474 | 299 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Martin | 1 | 1:35,156 | 229 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1,212 | 1:3,655 | 650 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2,483 | 1:9,817 | 1,479 |
| Scotland | 38 | 1:98,506 | 4,956 |
| Wales | 18 | 1:87,134 | 3,963 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:17,294 | 2,528 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:54,269 | 2,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,742 | 1:28,828 | 3,516 |
Deane (9,466) may also be a first name.
Deane Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(i) This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'at the dean,' from residence therein; Middle English dene, a valley.
Often found as a suffix in local names, as in Todmorden, Rottingdean.
Thomas dela Dene, Hertfordshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Jacob de la Dene, Kent, ibid.
Johanna del Dene, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Willelmus del Dene, 1379: ibid.
Johannes de Denne, 1379: ibid.
(a) Offic. 'the dean.'
Robert le Deen, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
John le Dean, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.
Of local origin. There is or was a place named Den in the perish of Kildrummy, Aberdeenshire, and Dean in the parish of Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, was an ancient seat of the Boyds, earls of Kilmarnock. Permission was granted in 1345 to Robert de Den, canon of Dunkeld, "for leave to choose his confessor, who shall give him plenary absolution at the hour of death" (Pap. Pet., I, p. 89). Johannes de Den in the parish of Fyvy was excommunicated in 1382 (REA., I, p. 165). In a bond of manrent dated 1703 by William Dean alias Davidson, "miller at the King's Milne (and many other individuals), who and their ancestors, all named Deans, otherwise called Davidsons," acknowledged themselves to be followers, dependents, and kinsmen under and to the lairds of Mackintosh (Mackintosh muniments, p. 150). John Dene was burgess of Irvine, 1499 (Simon, 1), William Dane, burgess of Arne, 1503 (Friars Ayr, p. 70), Thomas Deyne held a tenement in Irvine, 1542 (Irvine, I, p. 200), John Deyne was a monk of Kilwinning Abbey, 1557. John Dene or Dein in the regality of Kilwinning, 1590 (Retours, Ayr, 755), and James Dean, tenant in Chapelgill, 1792 (Lanark CR.).
(English) Dweller at a Hollow or Valley [Middle English dene, Old English denu] Adam atte Dene.—Parl. Writs.
(A,-French-Latin) Dean [Middle English deen, dene, Old French deien; Latin decan-us, a chief of ten] (Anglo-Scand.) = Dane, q.v.
Robert le Deen.—Hundred Rolls Roger le Dene.—Hundred Rolls (Celtic) Keen, Eager, Strong [Gaelic and Irish dian]
One of the “Tribes of Galway”, originally le Den.
Another family of Ormond was de Denne. Some Tipperary families are Ó Déagháin; while those of Ulster are Mac an Deagánaigh. MIF 82
“Worthy” in Old French (Dein). Compare Doyen.
(English) Dweller at the valley or woodland pasture; one who was the head of a body of canons of a cathedral church; a member of a dean's entourage.
Anglo-Saxon denu, a vale or plain. Atte Dene is the common form in old times, implying residence at such a place. There are, however, eighteen parishes or places called Dean in the Gazetteer of Engl., and Dene occurs in Domesd. as a personal appellation.
Den: (Anglo-Saxon dene), a wooded valley in which cattle might find covert and pasture. Hence the Forest of Dean, Ar-den, Rottingdean, Tenterden, Surrenden, Hazledene, Hawarden, Willesden, Brogden (the badger’s den), Roden (that of the roe). Hoxton is really Hogsden. We have the surnames Deane, Oxenden, Sugden (a sow-den), Dearden, Denman (one living in a deane); also Denyer, that has the same significance.
Dean,Deane. —This name has two principal areas of distribution, one in Cheshire, Staffordshire, and in their vicinity, the other in the south of England, especially in Wilts and in the counties adjacent. There are numerous parishes of the name in the south of England, a circumstance that explains the prevalence of the name in that region.
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Deane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Deane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Deane (Marathi: दैने) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Deane? popularity and diffusion
It is the 20,922nd most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 279,463 people. Deane is mostly found in The Americas, where 41 percent of Deane are found; 36 percent are found in North America and 36 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 63,569th most widely held given name world-wide, held by 9,466 people.
The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 9,044 people, or 1 in 40,077. In The United States Deane is most frequent in: Virginia, where 12 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and Florida, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 96 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.
Deane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Deane has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Deane surname rose 519 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 203 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 147 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 645 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 1,139 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Deane Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (60%) in Ireland.
In The United States Deane are 7.63% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.4% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Deane earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 5.23% more than the national average, earning R 250,068 per year; in United States they earn 9.89% more than the national average, earning $47,415 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.06% more than the national average, earning $53,687 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Deane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Deane in the Marathi language | ||
| दैने | daine | 66.67 |
| डेन | dena | 33.33 |
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