How common is the surname Deason?

5,539 people in the United States had the surname Deason in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,740 Americans. It ranked 6,176th of 162,253 surnames.

How do you pronounce Deason?

Deason is /ˈdiːsən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Deason getting more or less common?

More common. 5,369 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,539 in 2010, up 3.2%.

The surname Deason

An English patronymic surname, carried by 5,539 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈdiːsən/ 2 syllables Soundex D250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Deason is more common than 96.2% of them.

Origin

English origin

From a Day, a diminutive of David, or as a given name from Old English [Term?] + -son.

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

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,539 people named Deason in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,740 Americans. That is up 3.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,369.

#6,176

rank among US surnames

5,539

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+3.2%

change since 2000 (was #5,901)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,167	Dever	5,549	55,640
#6,169	Marriott	5,547	55,660
#6,170	Celis	5,546	55,670
#6,171	Fouts	5,545	55,680
#6,172	Viramontes	5,544	55,690
#6,174	Bagby	5,542	55,710
#6,175	Perrine	5,541	55,720

Who is named Deason

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

90% of people named Deason identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.8% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 90%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 1.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Deason

Deason has the Soundex code D250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D250.

Other English surnames

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Questions

Where does the surname Deason come from?: From a Day, a diminutive of David, or as a given name from Old English [Term?] + -son.
How common is the surname Deason?: 5,539 people in the United States had the surname Deason in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,740 Americans. It ranked 6,176th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Deason?: In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Deason identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.8% as Black (not Hispanic).
How do you pronounce Deason?: Deason is /ˈdiːsən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Deason?: Deason is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Deason getting more or less common?: More common. 5,369 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,539 in 2010, up 3.2%.