Deeds Surname

109,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,262 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Monaco

Deeds Surname Definition:

Deed’s (Son): v. Deed.

Deeds Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,1491:87,3619,846
Northern Ireland371:49,8664,222
Nigeria181:9,841,264197,192
England171:3,277,533109,658
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
India51:153,413,076951,030
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belize11:355,4743,977
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8321:60,3596,651

Deeds (61) may also be a first name.

Deeds Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Deed’s (Son): v. Deed.

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

Deeds Last Name Facts

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

The last name Deeds is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Deeds? popularity and diffusion

Deeds is the 109,213th most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,709,889 people. The surname Deeds is predominantly found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Deeds reside; 97 percent reside in North America and 97 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,257,960th most common given name globally. It is borne by 61 people.

The surname Deeds is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 4,149 people, or 1 in 87,361. In The United States it is most frequent in: Ohio, where 9 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Texas, where 9 percent live. Without taking into account The United States Deeds is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 1 percent live and Nigeria, where 0 percent live.

Deeds Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Deeds has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Deeds surname grew 499 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 425 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Deeds Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Deeds last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Deeds last name are 19.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 66.32% being registered to vote for the political party.

Deeds earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.44% less than the national average, earning $41,235 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deeads911/
Deedse911/
Deedds910/
Dees8917,005/
Deed891,240/
Deds894/
Deese808,927/
Deets802,031/
Deesh80174/
Deest8099/
Deess8027/
Deesz8015/
Deads8015/
Deehs806/
Deesp803/
Doeds802/
Dheed802/
Dhees801/
Dedds801/
Dedse801/
Dedsh801/
Deedp801/
Deedx801/
Dheds801/
Deejd801/
Tdeed801/
Deuds801/
Dedzs801/
Hdees801/
Deedz800/
Deids800/
Dieds800/
Dee7543,248/
Des752,670/
Ded75946/
Deesse73156/
Deesch7385/
Deates7347/
Deeths7345/
Geedes7321/
Dheesh7318/
Deetes7313/
Deeseh7312/
Deetse735/
Deeied734/
Hdeesh732/
Dahees731/
Djehed731/
Geedis731/
Doheed731/
Deeees731/
Dheesr731/
Deidts730/
Dedsch730/
Deiedz730/
Deedtt730/
Deetts730/
Deus6787,453/
Deep6739,345/
Dese679,566/
Deer678,275/
Deas677,598/
Dete673,936/
Desh673,487/
Deis673,123/
Dies672,524/
Dedh671,852/
Dess671,168/
Dets67996/
Deys67967/
Dest67814/
Dece67305/
Dhee67272/
Deez67176/
de S67159/
Dead67155/
Deud67150/
Deet67148/
Deea67143/
Deex67125/
Hdes67103/
Deid6789/
Desz6782/
Deeß6775/
Died6757/
Dehs6744/
Deetsch6740/
Dhed6729/
Deçe6722/
Dedd6721/
Desd6719/
Desp6719/
Deae6718/
Deey6717/
De'e6711/
Dehd6710/
Dhes677/
Ddee677/
Deudsch676/
Dehesht675/
Deej675/
Hded675/
Desr674/
Dejs674/
Dges674/
Tdes673/
Deyd672/
Desj672/
Deec672/
Dded672/
Tdee672/
Dedë672/
Detd672/
Dexs671/
Dehesch671/
De's671/
Dedt671/
Deső671/
Dids671/
Deïs671/
Dezs671/
Dged671/
Ddys671/

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