How common is the surname Deane?

6,454 people in the United States had the surname Deane in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,838 Americans. It ranked 5,393rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Deane?

William Deane, Australian Governor-General (1996-2001) and judge, followed by Silas Deane.

Where is the surname Deane most common?

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

Is the surname Deane getting more or less common?

More common. 6,143 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,454 in 2010, up 5.1%.

Is Deane also a first name?

Yes. Deane is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Deane

A patronymic surname, carried by 6,454 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex D500 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Deane is more common than 96.7% of them.

Origin

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

Deane is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,454 people named Deane in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 47,838 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,143.

#5,393

rank among US surnames

6,454

people in 2010

2.2

per 100,000 Americans

+5.1%

change since 2000 (was #5,223)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,388	Rigby	6,458	47,808
#5,389	August	6,456	47,823
#5,390	Weil	6,455	47,830
#5,393	Deane	6,454	47,838
#5,394	Ingalls	6,453	47,845

Who is named Deane

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

82% of people named Deane identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Deanes

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

William Deane
Australian Governor-General (1996-2001) and judge
Silas Deane
American politician (1737-1789)
Willie Deane
American basketball player, born 1980
Shirley Deane
American actress (1913-1983)
Henry Deane
Archbishop of Canterbury (1440-1503)

Notable Deanes come mostly from the United States (3) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Deane

Deane has the Soundex code D500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D500.

Questions

Where does the surname Deane come from?: * As an Irish surname, Anglicized from Mac an Deagánaigh (“son of the Deacon”), see Deacon. * As an English surname, variant of Dean.
How common is the surname Deane?: 6,454 people in the United States had the surname Deane in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 47,838 Americans. It ranked 5,393rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Deane?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Deane identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Deane?: William Deane, Australian Governor-General (1996-2001) and judge, followed by Silas Deane.
Where is the surname Deane most common?: Wikidata records people named Deane in the United States and Australia.
What type of surname is Deane?: Deane is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Deane getting more or less common?: More common. 6,143 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,454 in 2010, up 5.1%.
Is Deane also a first name?: Yes. Deane is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.