Deans Surname

38,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,811 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Deans Surname Definition:

Heir. lyis. ane. honest, man. iohne deinis. quha. vas. tenent. kyndlie of. Havikmiln.

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Deans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,2841:68,5967,977
England2,4041:23,1773,230
Scotland1,7731:3,020544
Australia1,2741:21,1902,940
Canada9181:40,1375,011
Jamaica7681:3,737537
New Zealand5221:8,6751,500
Northern Ireland1831:10,0821,600
Ireland1281:36,7893,003
Wales1141:27,1452,804
South Africa1021:531,15442,340
Panama991:39,5182,105
Thailand581:1,217,902177,118
Colombia221:2,171,54912,645
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Jersey171:5,8351,193
India101:76,706,538639,611
Zimbabwe101:1,543,82478,460
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Venezuela51:6,040,81547,898
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
France41:16,605,680368,153
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
China31:455,773,85521,925
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Malta11:430,2723,380
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1421:31,1963,100
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1,2931:2,895495
England7301:33,3914,396
Wales151:104,5614,503
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9741:51,5595,835

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.

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

Genit. (or pl.) 0f Dean(e, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A village district of Lanarkshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dejans91178/
Deyans919/
Dehans913/
Deanns911/
Deuans911/
Deanst910/
Dans892,071/
Dejeans83371/
Dajeans8312/
Déjeans832/
Danse804,402/
Dains801,088/
Doens80358/
Daens80342/
Daans80263/
Danns80206/
Dyens80148/
Dhans80135/
Diens80119/
Dauns80114/
D'Ans8071/
Deams8071/
Deens8070/
Deins8052/
Danås8042/
Dansh8040/
Duens8032/
Deyns8027/
Dians8019/
Dahns8018/
Deons8010/
Deanz808/
Djans805/
Dyans804/
Dansz804/
Dansp803/
Danst803/
Danss801/
Dan's801/
Dayns800/
Damns800/
Deuns800/
Deansová771/
Dhanse73940/
Desens73675/
Dowens73187/
Deance7389/
Dhaens7386/
Deijns7379/
Dehens7372/
Dyanse7341/
Dianse7335/
Douens7328/
Dainsh7324/
Dayans7316/
Dansse7313/
Djanse7311/
Dahans7310/
Danshe734/
Dawens733/
Deinse733/
Diensh733/
Dayens733/
Dianns733/
Dicens732/
Deenns732/
Dansch732/
Deinns732/
Dehams732/
Daunse732/
Deamse732/
Dejens732/
Decens732/
Desins732/
Dieons731/
Diyans731/
Diansd731/
Deuens731/
Deiens731/
Dayins731/
Daynsh731/
Dujans731/
Djhans731/
Djians731/
Dejons731/
Dehons731/
Deanze731/
Daanse731/
Deensh731/
Doyens730/
Deinst730/
Dannse730/
Dasens730/
Doyans730/
Daunns730/
Dahnns730/
Daiens730/
Dasins730/
Dajons730/
Dams675,894/
Danz675,410/
Dessens671,180/
Diggens67671/
Dhanshe67589/
Duysens67510/
D'Haens67235/
Dauwens6792/
Deetens6754/
Deggins6735/
Daggins6734/
Dassens6728/
Deggens6716/
D'Haans6716/
Dansova6713/
Dejohns6710/
Deunsch6710/
Dansowa679/
Dichens677/
Desense676/
Decense675/
Dheensh675/
Dhamnse674/
Deatnch674/
D'Owens673/
Diohans673/
Duggens672/
Desinse672/
Dayanse672/
Dessins672/
Diienns671/
Daggens671/
Dehanze671/
Dechins671/
Dhienns671/
Djansse671/
Daunsøe671/
Daihans671/
D'Janse671/
Desiens671/
Descens671/
Djns671/
Dechens670/
Deisens670/
Deesens670/
Disenns670/

Deans Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Deans in the Arabic language
دينزdynz-

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Deans Reference & Research

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