Deans Surname
Approximately 13,811 people bear this surname
Deans Surname Definition:
Heir. lyis. ane. honest, man. iohne deinis. quha. vas. tenent. kyndlie of. Havikmiln.
Read More About This SurnameDeans Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,284 | 1:68,596 | 7,977 |
| England | 2,404 | 1:23,177 | 3,230 |
| Scotland | 1,773 | 1:3,020 | 544 |
| Australia | 1,274 | 1:21,190 | 2,940 |
| Canada | 918 | 1:40,137 | 5,011 |
| Jamaica | 768 | 1:3,737 | 537 |
| New Zealand | 522 | 1:8,675 | 1,500 |
| Northern Ireland | 183 | 1:10,082 | 1,600 |
| Ireland | 128 | 1:36,789 | 3,003 |
| Wales | 114 | 1:27,145 | 2,804 |
| South Africa | 102 | 1:531,154 | 42,340 |
| Panama | 99 | 1:39,518 | 2,105 |
| Thailand | 58 | 1:1,217,902 | 177,118 |
| Colombia | 22 | 1:2,171,549 | 12,645 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Jersey | 17 | 1:5,835 | 1,193 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Zimbabwe | 10 | 1:1,543,824 | 78,460 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Venezuela | 5 | 1:6,040,815 | 47,898 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 3 | 1:36,792 | 4,502 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Costa Rica | 2 | 1:2,390,034 | 10,205 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Bahamas | 2 | 1:195,876 | 1,708 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 142 | 1:31,196 | 3,100 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1,293 | 1:2,895 | 495 |
| England | 730 | 1:33,391 | 4,396 |
| Wales | 15 | 1:104,561 | 4,503 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 974 | 1:51,559 | 5,835 |
Deans (138) may also be a first name.
Deans Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname was common in the district about Hawick in the sixteenth cenrury in the form Deinis and Deins. A tombstone in the churchyard of Hawick reads:
Heir. lyis. ane. honest, man. iohne deinis. quha. vas. tenent. kyndlie of. Havikmiln. and. slain. in. debait of. his. nichtbovris. geir. The zeir. of. God. M.D.XL.VI (Sc. Ant., I, p. 151)
John Deaness, sclater, was burgess freeman of Glasgow in 1588 (Burgesses), and Jacobus Deanes was bailie burgi Vicicanonicorum (i.e. Canongate, Edinburgh) in 1682 (Inquis., 6411). James Deins was a merchant in Glasgow, 1606. Deannes 1608.
Genit. (or pl.) 0f Dean(e, q.v.
A village district of Lanarkshire.
Deans Demographics
Average Male Deans Height
176.98 cm
Average Female Deans Height
164.47 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Deans Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Deans Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Deans (Arabic: دينز) occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Deans? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 38,110th most commonly used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 527,662 people. This surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 44 percent of Deans are found; 37 percent are found in North America and 37 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Deans is also the 787,636th most widely held first name world-wide, held by 138 people.
Deans is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 5,284 people, or 1 in 68,596. In The United States Deans is mostly concentrated in: North Carolina, where 25 percent are found, California, where 7 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 63 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent are found and Scotland, where 13 percent are found.
Deans Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Deans has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Deans last name grew 543 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 329 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 137 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 10 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 760 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Deans Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (39%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Deans surname are 8.78% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.01% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Deans earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 74.99% more than the national average, earning R 415,848 per year; in Colombia they earn 11% less than the national average, earning $20,204,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.06% less than the national average, earning $40,104 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.18% more than the national average, earning $55,736 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Deans Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Deans in the Arabic language | ||
| دينز | dynz | - |
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Deans Reference & Research
Dean DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Dean 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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