# Deane (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/deane/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Middle English, a variant of Dean.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 6,454 |
| US rank (2010) | 5,393 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 47,838 people |
| Change since 2000 | +5.1% (6,143 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Mac an Deagánaigh (“son of the Deacon”), see Deacon. * As an English surname, variant of Dean.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Deane in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 82% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 11% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.7% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Deane in the United States and Australia.

## People named Deane

- William Deane, Australian Governor-General (1996-2001) and judge
- Silas Deane, American politician (1737-1789)
- Willie Deane, American basketball player
- Shirley Deane, American actress (1913-1983)
- Henry Deane, Archbishop of Canterbury (1440-1503)

## Similar surnames

Dean, Denney, Doane, Deen, Dane, Dan, Dehn, Duane, Dennehy, Dennie, Denn, Deno.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.