Deed Surname

305,241st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Deed Surname Definition:

(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Deda or Dæda [from Old English dœd, deed, exploit]

Deed Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2911:92,76910,602
New Zealand2801:16,1732,819
England2461:226,49618,955
United States1761:2,059,426131,385
India611:12,574,842222,490
Pakistan361:4,962,33032,327
Thailand331:2,140,556247,258
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Wales171:182,03112,022
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
France61:11,070,454349,096
Slovakia41:1,334,11294,300
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1411:172,87514,534
Wales151:104,5614,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States751:669,58243,760

Deed (246) may also be a first name.

Deed Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) the Anglo-Saxon pers. name Deda or Dæda [from Old English dœd, deed, exploit]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Doubtless for Daid, Daids; from David, Davids. There is also a Deedy. The Messrs. Deed of Toronto and of Philadelphia (says Bowditch) may be regarded as the representatives of conveyancing.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

A form of Dade. See Dadd.

The Norman People (1874)

Deed Last Name Facts

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

The surname Deed occurs more in Australia more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deed? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 305,241st most frequent family name globally It is held by around 1 in 5,877,053 people. It is primarily found in Oceania, where 46 percent of Deed are found; 46 percent are found in Australasia and 46 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. Deed is also the 569,299th most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 246 people.

The last name Deed is most widespread in Australia, where it is held by 291 people, or 1 in 92,769. In Australia it is most numerous in: South Australia, where 36 percent live, Victoria, where 32 percent live and Queensland, where 18 percent live. Other than Australia Deed exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 23 percent live and England, where 20 percent live.

Deed Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Deed has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Deed last name grew 174 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 235 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 113 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Deed Last Name Statistics demography

Deed earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.78% less than the national average, earning $40,225 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deeds894,262/
Deead899/
Dheed892/
Dejed892/
Deyed892/
Deedp891/
Deejd891/
Tdeed891/
Deied891/
Deedz890/
Dee8643,248/
Ded86946/
Daweed8038/
Deeiad8023/
Deeied804/
Deeads801/
Deeoud801/
Djehed801/
Deejid801/
Dajeed801/
Doheed801/
Deeyod801/
Deeood801/
Deiedz800/
Deedds800/
Deedtt800/
Deep7539,345/
Dees7517,005/
Deer758,275/
Dete753,936/
Dedh751,852/
Dhee75272/
Deez75176/
Dead75155/
Deud75150/
Deet75148/
Deea75143/
Deid7589/
Deeß7575/
Died7557/
Daed7551/
Dhed7529/
Doed7522/
Dedd7521/
Desd7519/
Dued7518/
Deae7518/
Deey7517/
De'e7511/
Dehd7510/
Ddee757/
Dyed756/
Deej755/
Hded755/
Deds754/
Deyd752/
Dded752/
Tdee752/
Dedë752/
Detd752/
Dedt751/
Dged751/
De67705,943/
Dethe6718,103/
Dawed6716,174/
Geedi6713,589/
Dehad673,927/
Dheer672,783/
Deets672,031/
Dette671,309/
Deste67946/
Deeth67704/
Dejid67632/
Dhete67320/
Deerr67300/
D'Eer67210/
Deehr67202/
Deesh67174/
Geedy67160/
Deute67107/
Doedt67101/
Deest6799/
Deyet6792/
Diyed6783/
Dheud6769/
Daued6753/
Dayed6747/
Deate6735/
Değeç6735/
Deete6734/
Dhedh6732/
Geede6729/
Deuet6729/
Dejad6728/
Deess6727/
Deite6720/
Doyed6720/
Deech6718/
Değeş6718/
Deyad6716/
Deads6715/
Dehyd6715/
Hdeid6712/
Deije6711/
Dejet6711/
Dheep677/
Dyedh676/
Deehs676/
Dowed675/
D'Ete675/
Dijed675/
Dhaed674/
Hdete674/
Deeii673/
Dehte673/
Doued673/
Deesp673/
Desdh672/
Deyte672/
Deepp672/
de He672/
Dajed672/
Dedch672/
Deuid672/
Dgeeh672/
De'er672/
Diedd671/
Dhees671/
Dheet671/
D'Edd671/
Dedds671/
Dedsh671/
Deeat671/
Deeie671/
Tdete671/
De'eh671/
Dedte671/
Dhhed671/
Dhedd671/
Dheds671/
Da'ee671/
Daied671/
Deuds671/
Ddded671/
Dehdz671/
Deehh671/
Deejt671/
Dheeh671/
Hdees671/
Hdeet671/
Hdehe671/
Deett670/
Deids670/
Deidz670/

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